Here are the new COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Monday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported on Monday 460 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Sunday and 19 deaths since Friday.
Pierce County reported 54 cases Monday and no new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 185 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Monday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 98,661 cases and 2,258 deaths, up from 98,201 cases Sunday and 2,239 deaths Friday. 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. 30, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Oct. 8, the most recent date with complete data, 18,380 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.7% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 3.3%. More than 2.2 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 25,219 cases and 794 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,713 cases and 267 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 9,324, 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 case rate of 8.2-per-100,000-people. The national rate for the same period is 16.7 according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States at 92.1. Vermont is the lowest at 1.4.
There have been more than 8.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 220,046 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Monday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The United States has the highest number of reported cases and deaths of any nation. More than 1.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 40 million.
This story was originally published October 19, 2020 at 3:53 PM.
