Pierce County ends week with more than 300 new COVID-19 cases, 3 deaths
Pierce County reported 317 new COVID-19 cases Friday and three new deaths.
This week, the health department has reported a total of 19 deaths.
The 13 deaths reported since Wednesday included:
▪ A Tacoma man in his 40s.
▪ A Tacoma man in his 40s.
▪ A Tacoma man in his 70s.
▪ A Spanaway man in his 60s.
▪ A Tacoma woman in her 80s.
▪ A South Pierce County man in his 60s.
▪ A Parkland man in his 50s.
▪ A man in his 70s who was living homeless in Pierce County.
▪ A Lakewood man in his 60s.
▪ A South Pierce County man in his 80s.
▪ A Southwest Pierce County man in his 80s.
▪ A man in his 80s from University Place.
▪ A man in his 80s from East Pierce County.
The county’s total are 82,169 cases and 776 deaths since the first confirmed coronavirus case was reported in March 2020. One death found to be a duplicate listing was removed from the total this week.
Pierce County’s 14-day case rate per 100,000 was 569.1 for Sept. 9-22. The rate of new hospitalizations per 100,000 is at 10.8.
From February to August, 28,714 (85 percent) of Pierce County’s cases involved unvaccinated people, according to the state Department of Health in its latest vaccine data report issued Sept. 29.
That compares with 3,240 (9.6 percent) cases involving those vaccinated during the same period, according to state DOH.
More information on testing is available on the health department’s website.
GEOGRAPHIC TOTALS
Friday’s cumulative geographic totals, with Tuesday’s totals in parentheses (totals now include both positive antigen and positive PCR tests):
▪ Bonney Lake: 2,717 (2,674)
▪ Central Pierce County: 3,863 (3,831)
▪ East Pierce County: 4,392 (4,313)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 3,202 (3,173)
▪ Frederickson: 3,226 (3,189)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 2,896 (2,846)
▪ Graham: 3,158 (3,119)
▪ Key Peninsula: 964 (947)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 3,192 (3,160)
▪ Lakewood: 6,221 (6,188)
▪ Parkland: 3,670 (3,646)
▪ Puyallup: 4,694 (4,645)
▪ South Hill: 5,010 (4,968)
▪ South Pierce County: 3,414 (3,347)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 1,104 (1,098)
▪ Spanaway: 3,825 (3,787)
▪ Tacoma: 21,848 (21,674)
▪ University Place: 2,482 (2,465)
▪ Unknown: 2,291 (2,489)
VACCINES
In Pierce County, 64.9 percent of the population 12 and older has initiated vaccination, and 58.3 percent is fully vaccinated, according to state Department of Health.
Among those 12 and older statewide, 76.4 percent has initiated vaccination, and 69.7 percent is fully vaccinated.
You can view vaccine participation by census tract on the local health department’s website.
Go to tpchd.org/vaxtothefuture or the county’s FindYourCovidShot.com website for information on places offering vaccines and for vaccine registration. Walk-up vaccine sites run by the county and most TPCHD events now no longer require an appointment, and all TPCHD events are for first or second doses. Anyone age 12 or older is eligible for the Pfizer vaccine. Those younger than 18 need parent or guardian approval. 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 also has 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 October 1, 2021 at 2:57 PM.
