Here are the latest COVID-19 case numbers confirmed Tuesday in Washington
The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,236 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. Due to data processing problems, the state was unable to update deaths.
Pierce County reported 128 cases Tuesday and four new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 404 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are 314,692 cases and 4,316 deaths. Those numbers are up from 313,456 cases and down from 4,318 deaths Monday. The case total includes 14,674 cases listed as probable. DOH revises previous case and death counts daily.
Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Hospitalizations
As of Jan. 14, the date with the most recent complete data, 84 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 were admitted to Washington state hospitals.
Preliminary reports indicate average daily hospital admissions were 78 in late-January.
Out of the state’s total staffed intensive care unit beds (1,208), approximately 79.5% (960) were occupied by patients Tuesday. Of those staffed ICU beds, 16.1% (194) held suspected and confirmed COVID-19 patients.
Case rates
For the past seven days, Washington had a case rate of 21 per 100,000 people. Seven states were lower.
The national rate for the same period was 43.4 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Texas has the highest rate in the United States at 71.7. Hawaii is the lowest at 6.3.
Vaccine
According to the CDC, 741,769 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Washington.
As of Tuesday, more than 1.1 million doses had been delivered to the state.
Currently approved vaccines require two shots for maximum effectiveness.
Washington state is in phase 1B tier 1 of vaccinations. That phase adds anyone 65 years and older and people 50 years and older living in multigenerational households.
On the national level, 52.6 million doses have been distributed and 32.7 million shots of the approved vaccines have been given, according to CDC statistics. The population of the United States is approximately 328 million.
Testing
On Jan. 14, the most recent date with confirmed testing data, 23,925 specimens were collected statewide, with 8.5% testing positive.
The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 8.2%. More than 4.6 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.
County numbers
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 78,678 cases and 1,250 deaths. Pierce County is second in cases, with 34,500. Snohomish County has the second-highest number of deaths at 490.
All counties in Washington have cases. Only San Juan and Wahkiakum counties have case counts of fewer than 100.
U.S. and world numbers
There have been more than 26.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 446,733 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Tuesday evening, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has the highest number of reported cases and deaths of any nation.
More than 2.2 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 103 million.
This story was originally published February 2, 2021 at 5:25 PM.
