1 new COVID-19 case in Thurston County Monday brings total to 113, with 104 recovered

Thurston County Public Health & Social Services on Monday announced one new case of COVID-19 in a county resident, bringing the total to 113. The latest resident to be diagnosed is a woman in her 30s, according to county data.

Of the 113 cases, there has been one death and 104 are counted as “recovered” or “recovering”, meaning just eight cases are actively being monitored by county public health.

Thurston County Public Health counts a person as “recovered” or “recovering” if they aren’t hospitalized and have been released from public health-ordered isolation. Those people could still, however, have ongoing health problems due to the illness, according to the department.

Of 5,174 county residents who have been tested, 2% had come back positive as of Saturday, the county reports. Every ZIP code in the county has seen at least one case thus far.

Local public health officials said last week that the pandemic curve here is flattening, but that it’s not time to ease up on restrictions.

Elsewhere in the region:

• Pierce County cases again increased by double digits Monday, with 32 new cases, one reassigned to another county, and no new reported deaths. The total there is now 1,531 cases with 52 deaths.
• Mason County reported one new confirmed positive case, bringing its total to 26 cases with one death. The newest case is in a woman in her 40s.
• Lewis County has not reported any new cases or deaths since April 29, when its total was 29 cases with three deaths.
• Grays Harbor County was still reporting 12 confirmed cases Monday.

Across the state, nation, and world

Washington state has reported more than 15,400 cases and 841 deaths, according to the state Department of Health.

In the U.S., more than 1.1 million cases had been reported as of Monday, Johns Hopkins University data show, with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reporting more than 67,400 deaths. In New York City, more than 19,000 COVID-19 patients have died.

Globally, more than 3.5 million cases have been confirmed and more than 251,000 people have died from the disease.

This story was originally published May 4, 2020 at 4:47 PM.

Sara Gentzler

The Olympian

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Sara Gentzler joined The Olympian in June 2019 as a county and courts reporter. She now covers Washington state government for The Olympian, The News Tribune, The Bellingham Herald, and Tri-City Herald. She has a bachelor’s degree in journalism from Creighton University.