Washington state reports 245 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths Thursday
The Washington State Department of Health on Thursday reported 245 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and three deaths.
Pierce County reported 21 new cases and three new deaths Thursday. Pierce County had a total of 78 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Thursday.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 22,729 cases and 1,138 deaths, up from 22,484 cases and 1,135 deaths on Wednesday.
Twenty-four people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on May 27, the most recent date with complete data. March 23 saw 88 admittances, the highest number to date during the pandemic.
The total number of people who have been hospitalized in Washington state with a confirmed case of COVID-19 stood at 3,615 on Thursday.
Washington state has conducted 383,587 coronavirus tests, with 5.9 percent coming back positive. The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are given to patients while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
There have been more than 1.8 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and 107,979 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University. More than 388,000 people have died from the disease worldwide.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 8,318 cases and 574 deaths. Snohomish County has the second highest number of deaths at 150. Yakima County has the second highest number of cases at 4,031.
Washington’s least populous county, Garfield, remains the only one without a case. Seven other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
This story was originally published June 4, 2020 at 4:11 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 245 new COVID-19 cases and 3 deaths Thursday."
