Thurston County COVID-19 cases grow by 68 on Wednesday
A man in his 60s died and 68 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported Wednesday, according to new data released by Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Wednesday’s new cases give the county 159 for the week and 3,348 to date. Total deaths from the virus now stand at 47.
Of those total cases, 1,921 people have recovered or are recovering, 219 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness.
The county is also reporting 11 COVID-19 outbreaks at congregate care settings in the area. That’s down from 13 outbreaks reported as recently as Nov. 29, according to a weekly update on the virus released by the county.
Other data
▪ November was the worst month for the pandemic as the county reported 1,304 cases through Nov. 29. That shatters the previous monthly high of 633 cases in October.
▪ The 13 congregate care setting outbreaks reported through Nov. 29 produced 213 positive cases and 16 deaths.
▪ The following Thurston County zip codes have seen an increase in confirmed cases from last week: 98501, 98502, 98503, 98506, 98512, 98513, 98516, 98531, 98579, 98589, 98597.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Wednesday announced 236 new cases and three deaths: A man and woman in their 80s from Tacoma and a woman in her 60s from central Pierce County. All three had underlying health conditions. The county has now reported 16,939 cases and 244 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 19 cases and two deaths for a total of 1,273 cases and 18 deaths as of Wednesday.
▪ Grays Harbor County announced six new cases Tuesday night, giving the county 1,037 with 17 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported nine additional cases on Wednesday for a total of 838 with 11 deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health reported 3,126 new cases and 45 deaths on Wednesday. The state has now reported 170,342 cases and 2,850 deaths.
In the U.S., more than 14 million cases had been reported with more than 275,000 deaths as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University data. Wednesday was the U.S.’s single-worst daily death toll since the pandemic began, breaking a record set April 15; COVID-19 hospitalizations also hit an all-time high.
Globally, nearly 65 million cases had been reported and 1.5 million people had died as of Thursday, the data show.
This story was originally published December 2, 2020 at 5:46 PM.
