Thurston County ends week with 435 COVID-19 cases, a new weekly high
Thurston County ended the week with 435 COVID-19 cases, a new weekly high and a sign that recent statewide restrictions aren’t curbing the spread here. Those restrictions were recently extended.
The 435 cases for the week of Dec. 7-13 is nearly 40 percent higher than the 314 cases reported the week before. The increase in cases could be tied to those who gathered over the long Thanksgiving weekend two weeks before.
The weekly total includes 20 new cases announced on Sunday, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Overall, the county has reported 3,938 cases. Of those, 3,288 people have recovered, 247 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including 23 in the past week, and 49 have died.
The county also is reporting 14 COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings. As of Dec. 6, 11 of the 14 outbreaks were identified at four nursing homes, three assisted living facilities, three supported living facilities and one adult family home.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Sunday announced 517 new cases and no new deaths. The county has now reported 21,084 cases and 259 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 12 news cases on Sunday for a total of 1,654 cases and 18 deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County announced 32 new cases Thursday night, giving the county 1,351 with 17 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported 23 additional cases on Thursday for a total of 960 with 11 deaths.
Around the nation, state and world
The state Department of Health has reported 199,735 cases and 2,879 deaths.
In the U.S., more than 16.4 million cases had been reported with more than 300,000 deaths as of Monday, according to Johns Hopkins University data. During the last two weeks, COVID-19 was the leading cause of death in the U.S., outpacing heart disease and cancer, according to the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation.
Globally, 72.6 million cases had been reported and 1.62 million people had died as of Monday, the data show.
This story was originally published December 13, 2020 at 4:16 PM.
