Washington state reports new highest daily total of 716 COVID-19 cases
The Washington State Department of Health on Thursday reported 716 new cases of COVID-19 — the highest daily total since the start of the pandemic — and three additional deaths.
Washington state reported the first confirmed coronavirus case in the United States in January.
Statewide totals have reached 34,151 cases 1,342, up from 33,435 cases 1,339 on Wednesday
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 10,535 cases and 615 deaths. Yakima County has 7,270 cases and 159 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,588 cases and 171 deaths. Pierce County reported 56 new cases and no deaths on Wednesday, bringing its totals to2,642 cases and 90 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, remains the only county without a reported case. Six other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 88 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 33 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on June 24, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 4,442 on Monday.
There have been 584,989 tests conducted in the state with 5.8% 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.
This story was originally published July 2, 2020 at 4:45 PM with the headline "Washington state reports new highest daily total of 716 COVID-19 cases."
