Thurston County adds 58 COVID-19 cases on Sunday, increasing overall total to 5,785
Thurston County reported 58 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, giving the county 329 cases for the week and 5,785 to date, county health data show.
It is the 10th straight week that the county has reported 300 or more cases in one week, the data show.
Sunday’s cases include eight people between the ages of 10-19, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Of the county’s overall total cases, 4,687 people have recovered or are recovering, 326 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness and 59 have died. The county is also reporting six COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings, including a second outbreak at the Thurston County Jail.
The rate of positive COVID-19 tests over one week rose to 10 percent on Sunday, the data show.
In the region
▪ Pierce County on Sunday announced 158 new cases and no new deaths. The county has reported 29,958 cases and 359 deaths total.
▪ Grays Harbor County has 2,661 confirmed and probable cases as of Friday with 28 deaths.
▪ Lewis County reported 26 new cases on Sunday for a total of 2,626 cases and 31 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported 25 additional cases on Friday for a total of 1,466 with 17 deaths.
▪ Pacific County reported seven new cases Sunday, bringing the total to 599 cases with eight deaths.
Around the state, nation and world
The state Department of Health had reported 289,939 confirmed and probable cases and 3,903 deaths as of Sunday.
In the U.S., 24 million cases had been reported as of Monday with more than 398,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, 95.4 million cases had been reported and more than 2 million people had died as of Monday, the data show.
This story was originally published January 17, 2021 at 4:10 PM.
