Thurston County now has had 125 confirmed cases of COVID-19
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 grew by one on Thursday after a woman in her 40s tested positive for the respiratory virus, public health officials announced.
The new case gives the county a total of 125 since early March, although it was only the second case announced this week. No new cases were announced on Monday or Wednesday, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
And the number of new cases has largely slowed since a peak of 31 for the week of March 30. Weekly totals haven’t come close to that level; the second highest was the week of April 5 with 13 cases.
Of the 125 cases, there has been one death and 115 patients have either recovered or are recovering, county data show. That gives the county nine active cases.
“Our number of cases is not huge, compared to other communities around the state, the country, and the world,” said Thurston County acting health officer Dr. Diana Yu in her weekly letter to the community. “However, the impact of this pandemic is felt in most of our lives, whether at home, at work, or in our ability to recreate and enjoy our community. Many community events have been canceled, some that were scheduled as far out as September.”
Also in the region
▪ Pierce County confirmed cases continues to grow. The county, as of Thursday, has more than 1,700 cases and 65 deaths. The two latest deaths: A central Pierce County man in his 50s and a Tacoma man in his 70s. Both had underlying health conditions.
▪ Lewis County has 32 confirmed cases and three deaths.
▪ Mason County has 30 confirmed cases and one death.
▪ Grays Harbor County has 13 confirmed cases.
Around the state, nation and world
Washington state has more than 17,700 cases and 983 deaths tied to the disease as of Friday, according to the state Department of Health.
Around the country and world, the numbers remain grim.
More than 1.4 million people in the U.S. have tested positive for the virus, with nearly 87,000 deaths as of Friday, according to Johns Hopkins University data. New York state alone accounts for more than 27,000 of those deaths, but 16 states have reported more than 1,000 deaths.
Globally, more than 4.5 million people have tested positive and 306,000 had died as of Friday, the data show.
This story was originally published May 14, 2020 at 3:51 PM.
