Thurston County COVID-19 cases rise by 17 on Friday to 979
Seventeen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed by Thurston County Public Health and Social Services on Friday, bringing the overall total to 979.
The 17 new cases include seven people in their 20s, three in their 30s, three in their 70s, two in their 50s, one in their 40s, and one teenager.
People in their 20s continue to be the demographic with the most cases — 217 cases, or 22% of the total number of cases.
Of the 979 cases, 793 have recovered or are recovering, 60 have been hospitalized at some point, and 12 have died.
The number of congregate care settings remains at seven, with 45 cases connected to those outbreaks. On Wednesday, Thurston County Public Health reported an eighth outbreak based on a single case at a long-term care facility. However, additional investigation found that the individual was not present at the facility during their “infectious period,” a county spokesperson wrote in an email to The Olympian.
Another one of the outbreaks is at the Thurston County Jail.
In the region
- Pierce County reported 35 new cases Friday, bringing its total numbers to 6,566 cases and 146 deaths.
- Lewis County reported three new cases on Friday, bringing its total numbers to 334 cases and four deaths.
- Mason County reported five new cases on Friday, bringing its total to 336 cases and one death.
- Grays Harbor County reported three new cases on Friday, bringing its total numbers to 225 cases and six deaths.
State, nation and world
Washington state reported 73,301 cases and 1,905 deaths as of Friday, according to the state Department of Health.
In the U.S., more than 5.9 million people have had confirmed cases of the virus as of Friday and nearly 182,000 people had died.
Globally, 24.6 million cases of COVID-19 had been reported as of Friday, and more than 835,000 patients had died, according to data from Johns Hopkins University.
This story was originally published August 28, 2020 at 5:58 PM.
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