Thurston County reports 1 more COVID-19 death, 35 more cases on Thursday
A man in his 80s has died from COVID-19, Thurston County reported late Thursday, increasing the county’s death toll due to the virus to 59.
The county also reported 35 additional cases of the virus on Thursday.
Wednesday’s 35 cases included three children 9 or younger, and increase the county’s tally to 140 cases for the week so far. The overall county case total since the beginning of the pandemic is 5,596, the data show.
Of the total number of cases, 4,687 people have recovered or are recovering from the virus and 325 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness. 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. Among them is an outbreak at the county jail.
The percentage of positive COVID-19 tests over the week also bumped up to 9.4 percent on Thursday, the data show.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Thursday announced 181 new cases and seven deaths, giving the county 16 deaths over two days. The county has reported 29,328 cases and 355 deaths total.
▪ Grays Harbor County has 2,656 confirmed and probable cases as of Wednesday night with 28 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 43 new cases on Thursday for a total of 2,533 cases and 31 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported six additional cases on Thursday for a total of 1,441 with 16 deaths.
▪ Pacific County added seven cases and is now reporting 591 cases total with eight deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health had reported 283,777 confirmed and probable cases and 3,876 deaths as of Friday.
In the U.S., 23.5 million cases had been reported as of Friday with 391,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 93.6 million cases had been reported and and the world surpassed 2 million deaths as of Friday, the data show.
This story was originally published January 14, 2021 at 5:44 PM.
