Coronavirus updates: State passes 98k cases
Updated at 2:20 p.m.
The Washington State Department of Health on Sunday reported 530 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The department is no longer reporting deaths on weekends.
Pierce County reported 108 new cases and one death on Sunday. Pierce County had a total of 185 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Sunday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 98,201 cases and 2,239 deaths, up from 97,671 cases on Friday.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 25,093 cases and 793 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,708 cases and 267 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 9,262.
All counties in Washington have cases.
Pierce County reports 108 new cases
Updated at 2:15 p.m.
Pierce County reported 108 new COVID-19 cases Sunday and one additional death.
The death was a man in his 60s from Tacoma with underlying health conditions.
County totals are now 9,126 confirmed cases and 185 deaths since the first case in the coronavirus pandemic was recorded March 6.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has reported 996 cases in the past 14 days. The 14-day case rate per 100,000 people is 110.4.
Average cases per day over the past 14 days are 71.1.
With a six-day data lag required in the state’s Safe Start measurements, the county’s case rate per 100,000 is 89.5.
There are an estimated 1,698 still-active cases in the county.
Testing is available at various sites in the county. For more information on testing sites, go to www.tpchd.org/covidtest.
Sunday’s geographical case totals for Pierce County are listed below with previous day’s totals in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 239 (235)
▪ Central Pierce County: 525 (518)
▪ East Pierce County: 334 (330)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 408 (399)
▪ Frederickson: 388 (380)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 249 (245)
▪ Graham: 305 (303)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 68 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 323 (317)
▪ Lakewood: 825 (817)
▪ Parkland: 465 (463)
▪ Puyallup: 557 (550)
▪ South Hill: 496 (486)
▪ South Pierce County: 254 (249)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 95 (94)
▪ Spanaway: 401 (398)
▪ Tacoma: 2,769 (2,743)
▪ University Place: 339 (337)
▪ Unknown: 86 (no change)
State reports 777 new cases Saturday
Updated at 10 a.m.
The Washington State Department of Health on Saturday reported 777 new confirmed cases of COVID-19. The department is no longer reporting deaths on weekends.
Pierce County reported 91 new cases and one death on Saturday. Pierce County had a total of 184 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Saturday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 97,671 cases and 2,239 deaths, up from 96,894 cases on Friday.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 24,985 cases and 793 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,695 cases and 267 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 9,163.
All counties in Washington have cases.
WSU postpones start of spring semester, eliminates spring break
Updated at 10 a.m.
The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted a change to the Washington State University calendar.
WSU is making changes to its Spring 2021 semester while continuing to offer education primarily at a distance in response to the pandemic.
Spring semester will begin on Jan. 19, about a week later than previously scheduled, rather than having a weeklong spring break in March. Instead of spring break, WSU will set aside weekdays when classes will not be taught.
Those selected days are Feb. 15 (President’s Day), Feb. 25, March 17 and April 13. Final exams will be held as previously scheduled, from May 3-7.
“Nonessential travel continues to represent a significant threat to the health of our students, staff, faculty and the communities that support our physical campuses,” Provost and Executive Vice President Elizabeth Chilton said. “We must make adjustments to the calendar to reduce this risk while maintaining opportunities for students to rest and refocus during the semester.”
This story was originally published October 18, 2020 at 10:24 AM.
