Here are Thursday’s numbers for Washington state COVID-19 cases, which have topped 88K
The Washington state Department of Health reported Thursday 564 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths
Pierce County reported 45 cases Thursday and no new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 176 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Thursday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 88,116 cases and 2,132 deaths, up from 87,552 cases and 2,126 deaths Wednesday. Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.6 million, according to U.S. Census figures from July 2019.
Twenty-two people with confirmed COVID-19 cases were admitted to Washington state hospitals on Sept. 12, the most recent date with complete data. Average daily hospitalizations peaked in early April at 78.
On Sept. 20, the most recent date with complete data, 5,133 specimens were collected statewide, with 3.6% testing positive. The average positive test rate for the seven days prior was 3.3%. More than 1.8 million tests have been conducted in Washington.
The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction tests, which are administered while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 22,529 cases and 759 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 11,442 cases and 262 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 8,116.
All counties in Washington have cases. Ten counties have case counts of fewer than 100.
On Thursday, Washington had a 1,161-per-100,000-people case rate. The national rate is 2,180, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Louisiana has the highest rate in the United States at 3,594. Vermont is lowest at 280.
There had been more than 7.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 207,651 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Thursday afternoon, according to Johns Hopkins University.
The United States has the highest number of reported cases and deaths of any nation. More than 1 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 34 million.
This story was originally published October 1, 2020 at 4:33 PM with the headline "Here are Thursday’s numbers for Washington state COVID-19 cases, which have topped 88K."
