Thurston County ends week with 74 COVID-19 cases, a six-week high
Thurston County ended the week with 74 COVID-19 cases, a six-week high after previously hitting a multi-week low, county health data show.
For the week that ended Sept. 20, Thurston County Public Health and Social Services reported just 41 cases, the lowest weekly total since late June.
But for the week that ended Sept. 27, cases rose again, including 18 on Saturday and 12 more on Sunday, the data show. The weekly total of 74 was the most since mid-August.
Sunday’s 12 new cases included three people in their 20s, a male between the ages of 10-19 and two girls 9 or younger, data show.
Of the county’s 1,208 total cases since March 11, 972 people have recovered or are recovering, 92 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness and 17 have died. One adult family home is still experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, the data show.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Sunday announced 63 cases and no deaths, giving the county a total of 7,772 cases and 170 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported six new cases on Sunday for a total of 535 cases and four deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County reported 26 new cases Sunday for a total of 505 cases and seven deaths as of Thursday night. Eighty-one cases are considered active.
▪ Mason County reported four more cases on Friday for a total of 415 cases and four deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health on Sunday reported 439 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, giving the state 86,269 cases and 2,100 deaths.
In the U.S., the number of people who have had confirmed cases of the virus had topped 7.1 million Monday, and about 205,000 had reportedly died as a result, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 33.2 million cases have been reported and the global death count was above 999,000 Monday morning, the data showed.
This story was originally published September 27, 2020 at 3:55 PM.
