More than 100 new COVID-19 cases reported Friday in Pierce County
Pierce County reported 116 new COVID-19 cases Friday with no additional deaths.
The county’s totals are now 42,838 cases and 528 deaths since the first confirmed coronavirus case was reported in March 2020.
The 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 217.3, with six-day data lag. The 7-day hospitalizations rate per 100,000 was 7.2 as of April 17, the most recent data point from TPCHD. That’s up from 4.8 on April 1.
The numbers differ from those reported for the state’s Roadmap to Recovery metrics, based in part on different points of time in measurement and different case totals. The state also includes some probable cases and cases among people who live on base at JBLM.
An estimated 5,000 cases remain active in the county.
Testing is available at various sites in the area. Local libraries in Tacoma and Pierce County also offer test kits available for curbside pickup. More information on testing is available on the health department’s website.
GEOGRAPHIC TOTALS
Friday’s cumulative geographic totals with previous day’s reported totals in parentheses:
▪ Bonney Lake: 1,196 (1,190)
▪ Central Pierce County: 1,944 (1,937)
▪ East Pierce County: 1,969 (1,961)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 1,711 (1,706)
▪ Frederickson: 1,561 (1,556)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 1,344 (1,342)
▪ Graham: 1,438 (1,433)
▪ JBLM: No longer reported
▪ Key Peninsula: 384 (no change)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 1,630 (1,627)
▪ Lakewood: 3,477 (3,470)
▪ Parkland: 2,087 (2,081)
▪ Puyallup: 2,459 (2,447)
▪ South Hill: 2,460 (2,446)
▪ South Pierce County: 1,390 (no change)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 616 (no change)
▪ Spanaway: 2,003 (1,999)
▪ Tacoma: 11,702 (11,683)
▪ University Place: 1,378 (1,375)
▪ Unknown: 2,089 (2,079)
VACCINES
As of April 21:
▪ About 480,850 total doses given to Pierce County residents, according to the health department. More than 4.7 million have been administered statewide.
In the county, 30.41 percent of the population has initiated vaccination, and 21.15 percent are fully vaccinated, according to state DOH, compared with 38.24 percent in the state initiating vaccines, and 25.90 percent fully vaccinated.
A map showing the percentage of those vaccinated by geographic areas has been added to the health department’s COVID data page.
▪ Vaccine access in the state is open to all residents 16 and older with no qualifying conditions required. The Pfizer vaccine is available to those 16 and older, while Moderna and Johnson & Johnson is available to those 18 and older, as per the vaccines’ emergency authorization use. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine on April 23 was recommended by federal health officials for a return to use, following a recent pause in distribution nationwide pending a safety review over rare blood clots.
Go to tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture or the county’s FindYourCovidShot.com website 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.
▪ The health department’s call center to help those seeking vaccines is 253-649-1412.
▪ Pierce County has launched a call center to help those searching for vaccines. Residents who need assistance signing up for an event can contact the call center at 253-798-8900 or email pcvaccine@piercountywa.gov for help.
This story was originally published April 23, 2021 at 2:16 PM.
