Here are the new COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Tuesday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported on Tuesday 1,740 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths. The numbers reflect a backlog of data. The state did not report coronavirus data on Monday. It no longer reports deaths on weekends.
Pierce County reported 66 cases Tuesday and one new death. Pierce County has a total of 182 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 94,775 cases and 2,211 deaths, up from 93,035 cases Sunday and 2,190 deaths Friday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Thirty-one people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Sept. 24, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Oct. 2, the most recent date with complete data, 16,061 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.7% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 3.5%. More than 2.1 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 24,297 cases and 788 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,609 cases and 266 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 8,823, according to the state’s tally.
All counties in Washington have cases. Eight counties have case counts of fewer than 100.
For the past seven days, Washington had a 6.8-per-100,000-people case rate. The national rate for the same period is 15.2, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States at 72.9. Vermont is lowest at 1.4.
There had been more than 7.8 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 215,549 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Tuesday 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 37 million.
This story was originally published October 13, 2020 at 6:26 PM.
