More than 400 new COVID-19 cases reported over the weekend in Pierce County
Pierce County reported 82 new COVID-19 cases Monday, with two additional deaths.
The latest deaths involved:
▪ A woman in her 70s from South Pierce County.
▪ A man in his 40s from Tacoma.
Over the weekend, 408 new cases were reported: 189 cases on April 10, and 219 cases on April 11.
The county’s totals are now 40,956 cases and 520 deaths since the first confirmed coronavirus case was reported in March 2020.
The 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 204, with six-day data lag, up from 129 on March 22.
An estimated 4,400 cases remain active in the county.
Testing is available at various places. More information on testing is available on the health department’s website.
GEOGRAPHIC TOTALS
Monday’s cumulative geographic totals with Friday’s totals in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 1,122 (1,108)
▪ Central Pierce County: 1,863 (1,848)
▪ East Pierce County: 1,848 (1,832)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 1,635 (1,617)
▪ Frederickson: 1,492 (1,476)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 1,281 (1,266)
▪ Graham: 1,370 (1,356)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 377 (375)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 1,532 (1,522)
▪ Lakewood: 3,340 (3,291)
▪ Parkland: 2,012 (1,994)
▪ Puyallup: 2,340 (2,318)
▪ South Hill: 2,343 (2,301)
▪ South Pierce County: 1,331 (1,312)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 594 (588)
▪ Spanaway: 1,930 (1,901)
▪ Tacoma: 11,290 (11,190)
▪ University Place: 1,318 (1,302)
▪ Unknown: 1,938 (1,869)
VACCINES
As of April 7:
▪ About 395,251 total doses given in Pierce County, according to the health department.
In the county, 24.97 percent of the population has initiated vaccination, and 16.36 percent are fully vaccinated, according to state DOH.
▪ On April 15, vaccine access will be open to all people 16 and older in the state with no qualifying conditions required. President Joe Biden on April 6 announced that all states must open vaccine eligibility to all U.S. residents 16 and older by April 19.
Go to tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture for information on local sites offering vaccines and for mass vaccine event registration. Locations of individual vaccine sites also can be found on the state’s vaccine finder: vaccinelocator.doh.wa.gov.
Starting March 31, the state’s Phase Finder tool was no longer required as part of vaccine enrollment. People should still check DOH’s online prioritization guidance to see when they are eligible to get vaccinated, with the state’s expectation that you only seek an appointment if you qualify.
▪ The health department’s call center to help those eligible now for vaccines is 253-649-1412.
▪ Pierce County has launched a call center to help those searching for vaccines. Residents who qualify within the WA State Phase Finder and need assistance signing up for an event can contact the call center at 253-798-8900 or email pcvaccine@piercountywa.gov for help.
PHASE 2
Pierce County was rolled back to Phase 2 on April 12, with the new phase to take effect on Friday.
In new guidance issued Friday, April 9, counties can miss one of the two metrics and stay put. If they miss both, then they backslide.
▪ Fewer than 200 new cases per 100,000 over two weeks
▪ Fewer than five new hospitalizations per 100,000 over one week.
Additionally, if the statewide intensive care unit capacity reaches greater than 90 percent, all counties will move back one phase.
This story was originally published April 12, 2021 at 2:43 PM.
