Thurston County ends week with 368 COVID-19 cases, second most in one week
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 continue to head in the wrong direction as Thurston County reported 368 cases for the week of Nov. 23-29.
The weekly total, which included 23 new cases on Sunday, was higher than the 334 total cases reported for the week of Nov. 16-22. The weekly high to date has been 389 cases reported the week of Nov. 9-16, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Sunday’s new cases increased the county’s overall total to 3,189 cases since March. Of those, 1,921 patients have recovered or are recovering, 210 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, and 46 have died. Hospitalizations shot higher this past week, with 52 entering the hospital, county health data show.
The county also is reporting 13 COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings. Eleven of the 13 locations have been identified as three adult family homes, three nursing homes, three assisted living facilities and what the county calls two “supported living” facilities.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Sunday announced 267 new cases, although county health officials also said that Sunday’s count was an undercount because of the holiday weekend. The county has now reported 16,264 cases and 231 deaths.
▪ Lewis County has reported a total of 1,134 cases and 16 deaths as of last Wednesday.
▪ Grays Harbor County announced 18 new cases Nov. 24, giving the county 966 with 17 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported nine additional cases on Wednesday for a total of 776 with 11 deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health reported 2,066 new cases on Sunday. The state has now reported 162,700 cases and 2,703 deaths.
In the U.S., more than 13.5 million cases have been reported with more than 267,000 deaths as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 63 million cases had been reported and 1.47 million people had died as of Monday, the data show.
This story was originally published November 29, 2020 at 5:32 PM.
