Catching up on processing slowdown, Pierce County reports 411 new COVID-19 cases Saturday
Pierce County reported 411 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and no additional deaths.
The department said Saturday’s record-high case count is a result of the department catching up after staffing and processing slowdowns related to the Thanksgiving holiday.
County totals are now 15,998 confirmed cases and 231 deaths since the first case in the coronavirus pandemic was recorded March 6.
The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has reported 3,367 cases in the past 14 days. The 14-day case rate per 100,000 people is 373.3. Average cases per day over the past 14 days are 240.5.
With a six-day data lag required in the state’s Safe Start measurements, the county’s case rate per 100,000 is 353.8.
There are an estimated 5,708 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.
Geographic totals
Saturday’s geographic case totals for Pierce County are listed below with previous day’s total in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 428 (421)
▪ Central Pierce County: 840 (825)
▪ East Pierce County: 590 (584)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 711 (699)
▪ Frederickson: 647 (633)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 555 (536)
▪ Graham: 524 (516)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 130 (125)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 596 (590)
▪ Lakewood: 1,331 (1,287)
▪ Parkland: 812 (782)
▪ Puyallup: 1,056 (1,020)
▪ South Hill: 905 (891)
▪ South Pierce County: 480 (458)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 206 (201)
▪ Spanaway: 737 (708)
▪ Tacoma: 4,726 (4,607)
▪ University Place: 586 (570)
▪ Unknown: 138 (134)
This story was originally published November 28, 2020 at 2:21 PM.
