Here are the COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Monday for Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,239 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 21 deaths since Friday.
Pierce County reported 90 cases Monday and two new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 203 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 118,570 cases and 2,460 deaths, up from 117,331 cases and 2,439 deaths Sunday. 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 Oct. 21, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Oct. 29, the most recent date with complete data, 20,997 specimens were collected statewide, with 5.5% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 4.7%. More than 2.6 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 31,186 cases and 826 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 12,214 cases and 281 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 11,673, 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 17.1-per-100,000-people. The national rate for the same period is 33, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States at 155.8. Vermont is the lowest at 4.9.
There have been more than 10 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 238,053 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 1.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 50 million.
