Thurston County COVID-19 cases soar on Sunday, ending week with second-highest total
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 soared on Sunday, rising by 25 to increase the overall number of cases to 1,445, county health officials announced.
Sunday’s 25 additional cases resulted in 116 total cases for the past week, the second most in one week since the county began tracking the virus in March. The 116 cases follow a week that set a new weekly record with 121 cases.
The 25 new cases included six in which the gender was not identified by the county. In one case, the age and gender were unknown, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
County spokeswoman Magen Johnson said Monday that sometimes lab information does not contain the gender or birthdate of the person who tested positive. Once the county has that information, the gender and age information on the county’s coronavirus website will be updated, she said.
Of the overall total, 1,110 Thurston patients have recovered or are recovering from the virus, 101 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, and 20 have died. The county announced three deaths on Friday: a man in his 70s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 60s.
The county also is still reporting that five “congregate care settings” are experiencing COVID-19 outbreaks.
In the region
▪ Pierce County added 98 cases on Sunday and no new deaths, giving the county a total of 8,594 cases and 180 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 10 new cases on Sunday for a total of 635 and eight deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County announced 12 new cases Thursday night for a total of 575 with 11 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported nine new cases on Friday for a total of 498 with eight deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health had reported 93,862 cases with 2,190 deaths as of Monday.
In the U.S., nearly 7.8 million cases had been reported and 215,000 people had died as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 37.7 million cases have been reported and nearly 1.1 million people have died as of Monday, the data show.
This story was originally published October 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM.
