Thurston adds 10 COVID cases Monday, ending the week with the fewest cases since October

Thurston County reported 10 new COVID-19 cases on Monday, ending the week with just 126 cases, the lowest weekly total since the week of Sept. 28-Oct. 4.

Of the county’s overall total of 7,383 cases, 6,794 people have recovered or are recovering, 342 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including two in the past week, and 71 have died, including four in the past week, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.

The county is still reporting four COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings; 49 such outbreaks have been reported to date.

In the past week, 2.7 percent of COVID-19 tests in Thurston County have come back positive, county data shows.

As of Monday, more than 62,000 vaccinations had been administered in the county, according to state data.

In the region

▪ Pierce County reported 54 new COVID-19 cases and one new death on Monday. In all, the county has reported 36,979 cases and 474 deaths.

▪ Grays Harbor County added 14 new cases on Monday. To date, the county has reported 3,404 confirmed and probable cases and 49 deaths.

▪ Lewis County Public Health & Social Services has reported 3,266 cases and 50 deaths.

▪ Mason County reported seven new COVID-19 cases Monday, bringing is total to 1,713 cases with 23 deaths.

▪ Pacific County has reported 750 positive cases with 10 deaths as of Saturday, according to its website.

In the state, nation and world

The state Department of Health had reported a total of 345,731 new cases and 5,063 deaths as of Tuesday.

In the U.S., 29.1 million cases had been reported as of Tuesday with more than 527,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.

Globally, 117.4 million cases had been reported and more than 2.6 million people had died as of Tuesday.

This story was originally published March 8, 2021 at 5:27 PM.