Here are the new COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Wednesday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported on Wednesday 734 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 10 deaths.
Pierce County reported 89 cases Wednesday and no new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 182 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Wednesday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 95,509 cases and 2,221 deaths, up from 94,775 cases and 2,211 deaths Tuesday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Twenty-seven people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Sept. 25, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Oct. 3, the most recent date with complete data, 11,641 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.3% 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 24,466 cases and 790 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,628 cases and 266 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 8,917, 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 7.8-per-100,000-people case rate. The national rate for the same period is 15.5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States at 76.9. Vermont is lowest at 1.5.
There had been more than 7.9 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 216,553 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Wednesday 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 38 million.
This story was originally published October 14, 2020 at 4:04 PM.
