Thurston County confirmed coronavirus count increases to 6
A sixth confirmed case of COVID-19 in Thurston County was announced Wednesday. The patient is a man in his 30s.
Statewide numbers grew to 1,187 confirmed cases and 68 fatalities in the latest count. While not noted in the state count, neighboring Pierce County announced its first coronavirus-related death Wednesday: A Puyallup woman in her 50s.
Thurston County Public Health and Social Services began sharing patients’ genders Wednesday, after previously only revealing patients’ age groups.
Here are the confirmed positive cases in Thurston County so far:
- Confirmed March 11: A man in his 50s;
- Confirmed March 13: A man in his 40s and a woman in her 50s;
- Confirmed March 15: A man in his 60s;
- Confirmed March 16: A woman in her 40s; and
- Confirmed March 18: A man in his 30s.
To preserve patient’s privacy, the county won’t reveal any additional information about the patients, such as where they live in the county, their status, or whether they have underlying conditions, according to county spokesperson Meghan Porter.
If a patient names someone as a person they were in close contact with, a county public health investigator will contact that person, Porter said.
The latest local count is available on the Thurston County Public Health website: https://www.thurstoncountywa.gov/phss/Pages/coronavirus.aspx
The latest statewide count is available on the state Department of Health website, which is updated each afternoon: https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus
Globally, there were about 236,000 confirmed cases worldwide as of Thursday afternoon. In the United States, there were nearly 11,300 confirmed cases — with Washington state accounting for more than 10 percent of the cases.
On Thursday, Italy surpassed China’s death toll, reaching 3,405 deaths attributed to COVID-19. In China, 3,130 have died.
So far, 9,790 people have died worldwide.
This story was originally published March 18, 2020 at 4:24 PM.
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