Here are the COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Friday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported on Friday 820 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and seven deaths.
Pierce County reported 139 cases Friday — a record high — and three new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 185 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 101,345 cases and 2,296 deaths, up from 100,525 cases 2,289 deaths Thursday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Twenty-eight people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Oct. 4, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Oct. 12, the most recent date with complete data, 21,845 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.7% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 3.4%. 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 25,896 cases and 798 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,789 cases and 271 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 9,664, 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 18.5, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States at 101.9. Vermont is the lowest at 1.9.
There have been more than 8.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 223,813 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 1.1 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 42 million.
This story was originally published October 23, 2020 at 3:55 PM.
