Thurston County adds 53 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, total to date grows to 5,561
Thurston County reported 53 more cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday, giving the county 105 cases for the week and 5,561 to date, county health data show.
The county has reported 300 or more cases of the virus every week since mid-November. The one-week high to date was 485 cases in early December, followed by the second highest one-week total of 452, which was set the week of Jan. 4-10, the data show.
Wednesday’s cases include 15 people in their 20s, the one age group in the county that leads all others in contracting the virus. Those 20-29 account for 1,167 cases or 21 percent of the overall total, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Of the total number of cases, 4,687 people have recovered or are recovering from the virus, 325 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including 21 in the past seven days, and 58 have died.
The county is also reporting five COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings, which is one higher than the four reported on Jan. 10.
These county zip codes saw an increase in cases from last week: 98501, 98502, 98503, 98506, 98512, 98513, 98516, 98531, 98579, 98589 and 98597.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Wednesday announced 423 new cases and nine deaths. The county has reported 29,147 cases and 348 deaths total.
▪ Grays Harbor County has 2,529 confirmed and probable cases as of Tuesday night with 28 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 21 new cases on Wednesday for a total of 2,490 cases and 30 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported eight additional cases on Wednesday for a total of 1,435 with 16 deaths.
▪ Pacific County is now reporting 584 cases total with eight deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health had reported 281,202 confirmed and probable cases and 3,838 deaths as of Thursday.
In the U.S., 23.2 million cases have been reported as of Thursday with 387,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 92.8 million cases have been reported and 1.98 million people had died as of Thursday, the data show.
This story was originally published January 13, 2021 at 5:52 PM.
