Washington state reports weekend total of 1,438 new COVID-19 cases
After not proving any COVID-19 data on Saturday due to system maintenance, the Washington State Department of Health reported on Sunday reported a two-day total of 1,438 new cases and 14 additional deaths.
Statewide totals have reached 40,656 cases and 1,438 deaths.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 11,825 cases and 637 deaths. Yakima County has 8,122 cases and 190 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,966 cases and 179 deaths. Pierce County reported 70 new cases and no deaths on Saturday, bringing its totals to 3,208 cases and 97 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, has just one reported case. Five other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 137 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 21 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on July 4 the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 4,751 on Monday.
There have been 686,005 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 July 13, 2020 at 8:29 AM.
