Rate of new Covid-19 cases begins to slow; Gig Harbor has 170, Key Peninsula 44

Confirmed COVID-19 cases rose to 170 in the Gig Harbor area this week, and to 44 on the Key Peninsula. There were no new local deaths, the total remaing 3 in the Gig Harbor area and one on the Key Peninsula.

Overall in Pierce County, new cases showed a decline from the high in late July.

On Tuesday, August 25, the Tacoma Pierce-County Health Department reported totals of 6,485 cases and 144 deaths since the pandemic began in March. There was one new death on Tuesday, a Tacoma woman in her 90s.

Pierce County added 771 cases in the last 14 days for an average of 55 a day. This is a decrease from the previous two-week period.

On the Peninsula, the North Gig Harbor/Canterwood area (Census Tract 072505) continued to have the highest number of active cases, with 38. The Wollochet area (Census Tract 072408) had 30, the Artondale area (Census Tract 072406) had 16 and Fox Island had 13.

On the Key Peninsula, the Purdy/Wauna area had 20 active cases.

Countywide, newer cases continued to be among younger people. The 20-39 age group has the highest number of COVID-19 cases at 38.7% in the last two weeks.

This story was originally published August 26, 2020 at 12:00 AM.