Washington state reports 664 new COVID-19 cases and 19 deaths on Tuesday
The Washington State Department of Health on Tuesday reported 664 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 19 additional deaths.
Pierce County reported 80 new cases Tuesday and two new deaths. Pierce County had a total of 119 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 59,379 cases and 1,619 deaths, up from 58,715 cases and 1,600 deaths on Monday.
Data was not complete for several statistics on Tuesday, according to the DOH dashboard.
Forty people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Monday, July 27. Late March had two days with 88 people admitted, the highest numbers to date during the pandemic.
Washington state has conducted 1,008,822 coronavirus tests. On July 27, 16,410 specimens were collected statewide, with 5.4% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 5.6%.
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.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 15,726 cases and 659 deaths. Yakima County has the second highest, with 10,081 cases and 210 deaths.
All counties in Washington have cases. Garfield and Wahkiakum have case counts of less than 10.
On Tuesday, Washington had a 772 per 100,000 people case rate. The national rate is 1,418, according to the Centers for Disease Control.
There had been more than 4.7 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 156,668 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Tuesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 698,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
