Thurston County ends week with 4 COVID-19 cases, fewest since early March
Thurston County ended the week Sunday with four confirmed cases of COVID-19, the fewest since the county began tracking the data in early March.
One case was announced Saturday — a man in his 70s — which increased the overall total to 127. But no new cases were announced on Sunday, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
The county also reported four cases during the week of March 9.
Weekly cases in the county since early March
▪ The week of March 9: 4 cases
▪ March 16-22: 6
▪ March 23-29: 26
▪ March 30-April 5: 31
▪ April 6-12: 13
▪ April 13-19: 12
▪ April 20-26: 8
▪ April 27-May 3: 12
▪ May 4-10: 11
▪ May 11-17: 4
Of the 127 cases, 115 people have either recovered or are recovering, according to county public health data. One death has been attributed to COVID-19. That gives the county 11 active cases, the data show.
Also in the region:
▪ Pierce County continues to deal with more cases and deaths. As of Sunday, the county had 10 new cases, pushing its total to more than 1,700 cases with 68 deaths. The two most recent deaths were a Parkland man in his 20s and a South Hill woman in her 90s. Both had underlying health problems, according to county health officials.
▪ Lewis County has 34 cases with three deaths.
▪ Mason County has 30 cases and one death.
▪ Grays Harbor County now has 15 cases.
Around the state, nation and world
Washington state had 18,433 confirmed cases and 1,001 deaths as of Monday morning, according to the state Department of Health.
In the U.S., nearly 1.5 million people have tested positive for the virus since January and nearly 90,000 had died as of Monday morning, according to data tracked by Johns Hopkins University. Globally, there have been 4.8 million confirmed cases reported, resulting in 317,000 deaths, the data show.
This story was originally published May 17, 2020 at 3:23 PM.
