Thurston County announces 9 new COVID-19 cases Monday

The Thurston County Department of Public Health and Social Services announced nine residents tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, bringing the county’s overall case total to 861.

The nine new cases are in:

• A boy and a girl between the ages of 10 and 19;
• A man in his 20s;
• A man in his 30s;
• A man and a woman in their 40s;
• A man and a woman in their 50s; and
• A woman in her 70s.

Thurston County has reported 861 cases of COVID-19 since the first was discovered on March 11. Since then, 670 patients have “recovered” or are “recovering” from the disease, 58 have been hospitalized at some point for treatment and 11 have died.

Currently, four congregate care settings are the source of COVID-19 outbreaks in Thurston County. County Health Officer Dr. Dimyana Abdelmalek wrote in her Aug. 7 Letter to the Community that the county has investigated two of these outbreaks; one was in a “residential group home,” the other an “adult family home,” according to the letter.

County spokesperson Magen Johnson said no further information would be disclosed about the outbreaks.

Based on her evaluation, Dr. Abdelamlek has not found reason to consider any of the outbreaks a risk to public health. Because they are not a risk and because the county wants to maintain the privacy of those who work and live in the congregate care settings, the names of the facilities will not be revealed.

IN THE REGION

• Pierce County reported 31 new cases of COVID-19 and no deaths on Monday. A total of 6,076 people have tested positive for the disease in the county and 132 people have died form it.
• Lewis County reported six people tested positive on Monday: one person is below age 20; another is in their 20s; two are in their 30s; and two are in their 40s. The county has reported 282 cases and four deaths so far.
• Mason County reported 10 new cases in the county, bringing the case total to 284 with one death. The county also included that 71 cases are currently active.
• Grays Harbor County reported 10 new cases on Sunday night, bringing the case total for the county to 145 with three deaths. According to the county, 33 if the cases are active.

AROUND THE STATE, NATION AND WORLD

• Washington State’s Department of Health is reporting 67,721 people have tested positive for COVID-19 and 1,785 people have died from it.
• In the U.S., more than 5.4 million people have been diagnosed with the disease and 170,453 deaths stem from it, according to data from Johns Hopkins University
• Globally, almost 22 million cases of the disease have been recorded along with 772,452 deaths.

This story was originally published August 17, 2020 at 5:37 PM.