Here are the COVID-19 cases and deaths confirmed Friday in Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported 2,132 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 deaths on Friday.
Pierce County reported 252 cases Friday and one new death. Pierce County has a total of 224 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 139,543 cases and 2,619 deaths, up from 137,411 cases and 2,603 deaths Thursday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Forty people were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Nov. 1, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78. Preliminary data shows hospitalizations have been increasing in November.
On Nov. 9, the most recent date with complete testing data, a record-high 30,575 specimens were collected statewide, with 8.2% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 7.9%. More than 2.8 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 37,113 cases and 847 deaths. Pierce County is second, with 14,093 cases, according to the state’s tally. That number differs from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department’s tally due to lags in reporting data. Yakima County has the second highest number of deaths at 292.
All counties in Washington have cases. Six counties have case counts of fewer than 100.
For the past seven days, Washington had a case rate of 26.6 per 100,000 people. The national rate for the same period is 49.3 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. North Dakota has the highest rate in the United States, at 176.9. Hawaii is the lowest, at 5.1.
There have been more than 11.8 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 253,943 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 1.3 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 57 million.
This story was originally published November 20, 2020 at 3:45 PM.
