Pierce County ends week with a total of 29 COVID-19 deaths reported
Pierce County reported 128 new COVID-19 cases Friday and six new deaths, totaling 24 deaths since Tuesday:
▪ A Tacoma man in his 60s
▪ A Central Pierce County man in his 20s.
▪ A South Pierce County man in his 40s.
▪ A Frederickson man in his 50s.
▪ A South Hill man in his 60s.
▪ A Tacoma woman in her 40s.
▪ A Tacoma man in his 40s.
▪ An Edgewood/Fife/Milton man in his 50s.
▪ A Graham man in his 50s.
▪ A Puyallup woman in her 50s.
▪ A Central Pierce County woman in her 80s.
▪ A Tacoma woman in her 50s
▪ A Tacoma woman in her 30s.
▪ A Frederickson man in his 70s.
▪ A University Place woman in her 40s.
▪ A Tacoma man in his 70s.
▪ A Bonney Lake man in his 60s.
▪ A South Pierce County man in his 50s.
▪ An East Pierce County woman in her 50s.
▪ A Frederickson man in his 50s.
▪ An East Pierce County man in his 70s.
▪ A Central Pierce County women in her 70s.
▪ A Lakewood man in his 70s.
▪ A Puyallup man in his 60s.
On Monday, five deaths were reported, adding up to a total of 29 deaths reported for the week.
As of Nov. 16, 67.5 percent of COVID deaths in the county had underlying health conditions, according to the health department’s dashboard.
The county’s totals are 95,140 cases and 914 deaths since the first confirmed coronavirus case was reported in March 2020.
Pierce County’s 14-day case rate per 100,000 was 335.4 for Oct. 26-Nov. 8. The rate of hospitalizations per 100,000 is at 11.1.
From February to October, 40,554 of Pierce County’s cases involved unvaccinated people, according to the state Department of Health in its latest vaccine data report issued Nov. 17.
That compares with 7,892 of 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 Monday’s totals in parentheses (totals now include both positive antigen and positive PCR tests):
▪ Bonney Lake: 3,353 (3,316)
▪ Central Pierce County: 4,413 (4,382)
▪ East Pierce County: 5,447 (5,380)
▪ Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 3,676 (3,642)
▪ Frederickson: 3,784 (3,745)
▪ Gig Harbor area: 3,381 (3,346)
▪ Graham: 3,811 (3,771)
▪ Key Peninsula: 1,164 (1,154)
▪ Lake Tapps/Sumner area: 3,733 (3,702)
▪ Lakewood: 6,962 (6,901)
▪ Parkland: 4,101 (4,069)
▪ Puyallup: 5,530 (5,478)
▪ South Hill: 5,853 (5,799)
▪ South Pierce County: 4,162 (4,119)
▪ Southwest Pierce County: 1,289 (1,272)
▪ Spanaway: 4,335 (4,296)
▪ Tacoma: 24,171 (24,059)
▪ University Place: 2,749 (2,723)
▪ Unknown: 3,226 (3,266)
VACCINES
In Pierce County, 68.9 percent of the population 12 and older has initiated vaccination, and 63 percent is fully vaccinated, according to state Department of Health.
Among those 12 and older statewide, 80 percent has initiated vaccination, and 73.9 percent is fully vaccinated.
Percentage of those in each age range who have received at least one dose of vaccine in Pierce County as of Nov. 17:
▪ 5-11: 4.3 percent
▪ 12-17: 54.8 percent
▪ 18-19: 66.8 percent
▪ 20-34: 63.2 percent
▪ 35-49: 70.5 percent
▪ 50-64: 72.8 percent
▪ 65-79: 78.5 percent
▪ 80 and older: 85.5 percent
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 November 19, 2021 at 3:05 PM.
