Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers confirmed Wednesday in Washington state
The Washington state Department of Health reported 1,691 new COVID-19 cases and 31 deaths Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are 733,535 and 8,727 deaths. The case total includes 86,793 infections listed as probable. Death data is considered complete only through Oct. 17. DOH revises previous case and death counts daily.
Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.7 million, according to the latest U.S. Census figures.
Hospitalization
From Oct. 22-28, 27.9 percent of occupied intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Washington were filled with COVID-19 patients. On Oct. 25, the most recent date with complete data, 122 people with the illness were admitted to state hospitals.
Case rates
For the past seven days, Washington has had a downward trending case rate of 183 per 100,000 people.
The national rate for the same period was 149 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Vaccine
According to DOH , 60.4 percent of the total state population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
On the national level, 58.1 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, according to CDC statistics.
U.S. and world numbers
There have been more than 46.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 750,153 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has the highest total number of reported cases and deaths of any nation.
More than 5 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 248 million.
This story was originally published November 3, 2021 at 4:30 PM.
