Coronavirus

Pierce County reports 311 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday

Pierce County reported 311 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday and no new deaths.

The county’s totals are 26,162 cases and 298 deaths since the first confirmed coronavirus case was reported in March.

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department has reported 3,632 cases in the past 14 days. The 14-day case rate per 100,000 is now 402.7.

Average cases per day in the past 14 days are 259.4.

There are an estimated 8,882 cases still active in the county.

Testing is available at various sites in the county. More information on testing sites is available on the health department’s website.

GEOGRAPHIC TOTALS

Saturday’s geographic case totals for Pierce County are listed below with Friday’s totals in parentheses:

▪ Bonney Lake: 728 (722)

▪ Central Pierce County: 1,255 (1,239)

▪ East Pierce County: 1,083 (1,065)

▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 1,093 (1,068)

▪ Frederickson: 1,028 (1,024)

▪ Gig Harbor area: 831 (823)

▪ Graham: 898 (892)

▪ JBLM: No longer reported

▪ Key Peninsula: 240 (236)

▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 906 (898)

▪ Lakewood: 2,111 (2,083)

▪ Parkland: 1,267 (1,260)

▪ Puyallup: 1,606 (1,589)

▪ South Hill: 1,535 (1,516)

▪ South Pierce County: 796 (788)

▪ Southwest Pierce County: 255 (353)

▪ Spanaway: 1,247 (1,235)

▪ Tacoma: 7,581 (7,471)

▪ University Place: 892 (882)

▪ Unknown: 710 (707)

This story was originally published January 2, 2021 at 2:16 PM.

Jon Manley
The News Tribune
Jon Manley covers high school sports for The News Tribune. A McClatchy President’s Award winner and Gonzaga University graduate, Manley has covered the South Sound sports scene since 2013. He was voted the Washington state sportswriter of the year in 2024 by the National Sports Media Association. Born and raised in Tacoma. Support my work with a digital subscription
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