Thurston County COVID-19 cases grow by 52 on Sunday
Thurston County reported 52 more cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, increasing the overall total to 4,940 cases since the pandemic began.
Among Sunday’s new cases were 10 children ages 9 or younger. Those 19 or younger have accounted for 765 cases to date, or 15 percent of the overall number of cases, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Of the overall total, the county considers 4,112 people recovered or recovering, 304 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including 26 in the past seven days, and 55 have died.
The county is reporting eight ongoing COVID-19 outbreaks; 40 such outbreaks have been reported to date.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Sunday announced 189 new cases and no new deaths. The county has reported 26,351 cases and 298 deaths total.
▪ Lewis County reported 48 new cases on Sunday for a total of 2,252 cases and 21 deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County last announced 56 new cases Wednesday night, giving the county 2,134 cases with 24 deaths.
▪ Mason County hasn’t reported additional cases since Thursday, when it added 12 cases for a total of 1,221 with 15 deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health has reported 255,396 confirmed and probable cases and 3,459 deaths as of Monday morning.
In the U.S., 20.7 million cases had been reported as of Monday with more than 352,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, more than 85.5 million cases have been reported and 1.85 million people have died as of Monday, the data show.
This story was originally published January 3, 2021 at 4:28 PM.
