3 new Thurston County coronavirus cases Friday brings total to 27
Three more cases of COVID-19 were confirmed in Thurston County Friday, bringing the county’s total to 27.
This latest tally comes the day after Thurston saw its biggest single-day increase yet, with 10 new cases announced Thursday.
In a statement Thursday, Interim Thurston County Health Officer Diana Yu said the county expected to see “a slight jump in cases” because the newest cases would’ve come from exposure before state restrictions were put in place. She also mentioned an increased local capacity for testing.
The three latest cases, announced Friday, included two women and one man:
▪ A woman in her 60s and one in her 30s.
▪ A man in his 50s.
The other 24 confirmed cases:
▪ March 26: Four men in their 60s, one man in his 50s, one woman in her 60s, one woman in her 50s, two women in their 40s, and one woman in her 30s.
▪ March 24: Two men in their 60s and one man in his 20s.
▪ March 23: A woman in her 20s.
▪ March 21: A man in his 40s and a woman in her 30s.
▪ March 20: A woman in her 60s and a woman in her 50s.
▪ March 18: A man in his 30s.
▪ March 16: A woman in her 40s.
▪ March 15: A man in his 60s.
▪ March 13: A woman in her 50s and a man in his 40s.
▪ March 11: A man in his 50s.
Thurston’s total is still much lower than many other Washington counties. As of Friday, Benton, Clark, Grant, Island, King, Kitsap, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Spokane, Whatcom, and Yakima all had seen more positive test results, according to the state Department of Health.
King County remains the county with the most confirmed positive cases in the state, with 1,760 confirmed cases and 125 fatalities.
Statewide, Washington state had 3,700 confirmed cases and 175 deaths as of Friday. More than 49,000 people — 93% of tests — had tested negative for the virus.
The U.S. had more than 101,000 confirmed cases, as of Friday. Globally, there are more than 593,000 confirmed cases and more than 27,000 deaths related to the new coronavirus. More than 130,000 people have recovered from the virus worldwide.
This story was originally published March 27, 2020 at 5:09 PM.
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