Thurston COVID-19 cases rise by 26 as state reports highest single-day total ever
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 26 on Wednesday, giving Thurston County 84 cases for the week and 1,993 since the county began tracking the virus in early March.
The new cases included nine people in their 20s, which continues to be the largest age group to contract the virus, or 398 cases to date, representing 20 percent of the overall total, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Of that overall total, 1,549 people have recovered or are recovering, 140 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, and 36 patients have died, including three in the past seven days. Two deaths were announced Tuesday.
The county is reporting COVID-19 outbreaks at eight congregate care settings. Seven of the eight locations have been identified as three adult family homes, two assisted living facilities and two nursing homes.
The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 1,469 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 16 new deaths. The mark is the highest single-day total since the pandemic began, surpassing the previous high of 1,056 on July 6.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 111,480 cases and 2,416 deaths.
King County continues to have the highest numbers in Washington, with 28,926 cases and 822 deaths. Yakima County is second, with 12,061 cases and 279 deaths. Pierce is third with cases at 10,879.
In the region
▪ Pierce County reported 214 new cases and two deaths on Wednesday, a single-day case total which was by far the highest since the start of the pandemic. The previous single-day total was 138 cases on Oct. 22.
▪ Lewis County reported five new cases on Wednesday for a total of 771 cases and 12 deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County added three cases and one death Tuesday night, giving the county 745 with 13 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported five additional cases on Wednesday for a total of 594 with 10 deaths.
Around nation and world
In the U.S., more than 9.5 million cases had been reported with more than 234,000 deaths as of Thursday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 48.5 million cases had been reported and more than 1.23 million people had died as of Thursday, the data show.
This story was originally published November 4, 2020 at 3:43 PM.
