Washington state reports 390 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths Friday
The Washington State Department of Health on Friday reported 390 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 13 deaths.
Pierce County reported 65 new cases and one new death on Friday. Pierce County had a total of 139 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Friday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 69,779 cases and 1,850 deaths, up from 69,389 cases and 1,837 deaths on Thursday.
Thirty people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Aug. 12, the most recent date with complete data. Late March had two days with 88 people admitted, the highest numbers to date during the pandemic.
The total number of tests conducted is temporarily unavailable, according to the DOH.
The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, whichare given to patients while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 18,334 cases and 710 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 10,758 cases and 233 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 6,383.
All counties in Washington have cases. Garfield and Wahkiakum have case counts of fewer than 10.
On Friday, Washington had a 921-per-100,000-people case rate. The national rate is 1,694, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Louisiana has the highest rate in the United States at 3,022. Vermont is lowest at 245.
There had been over 5.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 175,219 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Friday evening, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 796,300 people have died from the disease worldwide.
This story was originally published August 21, 2020 at 4:35 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 390 new COVID-19 cases, 13 deaths Friday."
