Thurston County reports 31 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Thurston County rose by 31 on Saturday, bringing the county’s total to 6,093 since the pandemic began in March. No additional deaths were reported.
Of the total cases, the county considers 5,018 people to be recovered or recovering, while 327 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness (including two in the past week), and 62 have died.
In the past week, 8.6 percent of tests have come back positive, county data shows.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Saturday announced 138 new cases and no new deaths. The county has reported 31,286 cases and 379 deaths total.
▪ Grays Harbor County has 2,766 confirmed and probable cases as of Sunday with 31 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported a total of 2,745 cases and 34 deaths as of Sunday.
▪ Mason County reported a total of 1,532 cases with 19 deaths as of Sunday.
▪ Pacific County reported a total of 638 cases with eight deaths Sunday.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health has reported 300,198 confirmed and probable cases and 4,114 deaths as of Sunday.
In the U.S., 25.1 million cases had been reported as of Sunday with more than 418,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, more than 99 million cases had been reported and 2.13 million people had died as of Sunday, the data show.
This story was originally published January 23, 2021 at 2:37 PM.
