Here are the new COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Friday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported Friday 642 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths.
Pierce County reported 66 cases Friday and one new death. Pierce County has a total of 179 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 92,560 cases and 2,190 deaths, up from 91,918 cases and 2,183 deaths Thursday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Twenty-five people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Sept. 20, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Sept. 28, the most recent date with complete data, 20,468 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.6% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 3.5%. More than 2 million tests have been conducted in Washington.
The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction tests, which are administered while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 23,712 cases and 784 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,552 cases and 263 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 8,602, according to the state’s tally.
All counties in Washington have cases. Ten counties have case counts of fewer than 100.
On Friday, Washington had a 1,220-per-100,000-people case rate. The national rate is 2,292, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Louisiana has the highest rate in the United States at 3,716. Vermont is lowest at 294.
There had been more than 7.6 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 213,532 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Friday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The United States has the highest number of reported cases and deaths of any nation. More than 1 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 36 million.
This story was originally published October 9, 2020 at 4:06 PM.
