Thurston County now has 4 confirmed coronavirus cases
Thurston County has its fourth confirmed case of coronavirus, public health officials announced Monday afternoon.
The patient is in their 60s, spokeswoman Meghan Porter said. The three other cases are two people in their 50s and one person in their 40s. The county has been releasing few details about each confirmed case, including gender.
Across the state, 904 cases and 48 deaths had been confirmed by the state Department of Health as of Monday. Most of those cases are in King County, followed by Snohomish and Pierce counties.
However, more than 100 cases have not been assigned to a particular county, the data show.
King County is home to 43 of the 48 deaths.
Number of cases and deaths statewide
-King County: 488 cases, 43 deaths.
-Snohomish County: 200 cases, four deaths.
-Unassigned: 126 cases.
-PIerce County: 38 cases.
-Island, Kitsap, Skagit counties: seven cases.
-Clark, Thurston, Yakima counties: four cases.
-Grant County: three cases, one death.
-Jefferson, Kittitas, Spokane, Whatcom counties: three cases.
-Columbia, Grays Harbor, Lewis and Lincoln counties: one case each.
Number of individuals tested
Positive: 904 cases.
Negative: 11,582.
Source: Washington state Department of Health
This story was originally published March 16, 2020 at 2:33 PM.
