Thurston County COVID-19 cases rise by 15 on Thursday
Thurston County health officials have announced 60 new COVID-19 cases this week after 15 more were reported Thursday.
The new cases on Thursday included a woman in her 80s, a man in his 70s, a woman in her 60s and four people in their 20s, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Those in their 20s represent the largest demographic in the county to contract the virus, or 295 cases to date, which is 21 percent of the overall total of 1,389.
Of that total, 1,045 have recovered or are recovering, 101 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness and 17 have died. The county is also managing five congregate care setting outbreaks.
In the two weeks between Sept. 21 and Oct. 4, the county reported 195 new cases, which is a case rate per 100,000 residents of about 67. The average number of cases per day during that period was about 14. So far this week, the average per day is 15.
In the region
▪ Pierce County added 96 cases on Thursday and no new deaths, giving the county a total of 8,382 cases and 178 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported three new cases and two deaths on Thursday for a total of 618 and eight deaths. Just 281 patients are considered recovered.
▪ Grays Harbor County announced four new cases Wednesday for a total of 563 with 11 deaths. Of the total cases, 63 are considered active.
▪ Mason County reported six new cases on Thursday for a total of 489 with eight deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health on Thursday reported 710 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and six deaths, giving the state 91,918 cases total with 2,183 deaths.
In the U.S., more than 7.6 million cases had been reported and more than 213,000 people had died as Friday morning, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 36.7 million cases had been reported and nearly 1.1 million people had died as of Friday morning, the data show.
This story was originally published October 8, 2020 at 6:18 PM.
