COVID-19 cases reach 221 in Gig Harbor area, 59 on Key Peninsula, as countywide rates tick up

The rate of COVID-19 infection continued to tick up slightly in Pierce County, a rise health officials attribute to Labor Day gatherings earlier in September.

On Saturday, Sept. 26, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported 59 new cases and no new deaths. The total since March is now 7,708 cases and 170 deaths.

There were 221 total cases in the Gig Harbor area, an increase of 10, and 59 on the Key Peninsula, an increase of two.

Pierce County has reported 576 cases in the last 14 days, for an average daily rate of 34. The Safe Start target is 16 or fewer. The county’s 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 52. The target is 25 or fewer.

As of Sunday, Sept. 27, there were 44 active cases in the North Gig Harbor/Canterwood area (census tract 072505), 28 cases in the Wollochet area (census tract 072408), 23 cases in the Artondale area (census tract 072406) 12 cases in the Sunrise Beach/Maplewood area (Census Tract 072506) and 18 cases on Fox Island.

On the Key Peninsula, there were 25 active cases in the Wauna/Purdy area (census tract 072503), 14 in the Vaughn area, (Census Tract 072601) and 11 in the Lakebay area (Census Tract 072603), which includes McNeil and Anderson islands.

(Census tract numbers do not add up to the area total because some patients are presumed recovered.)

This story was originally published September 28, 2020 at 11:33 AM.