Washington state reports 501 new COVID-19 cases
The Washington State Department of Health on Monday reported 501 new cases of COVID-19 and 10 additional deaths.
Due to a data issue over the weekend, new deaths on Monday included deaths reported from June 27-29.
Statewide totals have reached 32,253 cases and 1,320 deaths, up from 31,752 cases and 1,310 deaths on Sunday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 10,019 cases and 610 deaths. Yakima County has 7,008 cases and 154 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,463 cases and 170 deaths. Pierce County reported 21 new cases and no deaths on Sunday, bringing its totals to 2,507 cases and 87 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, remains the only county without a reported case. Six other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 109 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 24 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on June 21, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 4,323 on Monday.
There have been 548,220 tests conducted in the state with 5.9% coming back positive.
The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are given to patients while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
This story was originally published June 29, 2020 at 4:29 PM.
