Thurston County reports 2 COVID-19 deaths, 28 cases on Wednesday
Two more people have died and 28 more confirmed cases of COVID-19 were announced Wednesday by county health officials.
The county reported a total of 64 deaths on Tuesday. That number increased to 66 on Wednesday after the county announced two deaths from last week. A man in his 80s and a woman in her 70s have died, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Wednesday’s new cases give the county 56 cases for the week so far and an overall total of 7,136.
Of those, 6,402 people have recovered or are recovering from the virus and 339 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including two in the past seven days. The county is also reporting six COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings; 49 such outbreaks have been reported to date.
The following 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 reported 101 new COVID-19 cases and seven new deaths on Wednesday. The new data brings its totals to 35,869 cases and 457 deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County reported 3,283 confirmed and probable cases and 45 deaths as of Tuesday.
▪ Lewis County Public Health & Social Services added nine new cases and no new deaths Wednesday. In all, the county has reported 3,214 cases and 42 deaths as of Wednesday.
▪ Mason County reported one new COVID-19 case Wednesday, bringing its total to 1,679 cases with 23 deaths.
▪ Pacific County has reported a total of 741 positive cases with 10 deaths as of Wednesday.
AROUND THE STATE, NATION AND WORLD
The state Department of Health has reported 336,565 cases and 4,912 deaths as of Wednesday.
In the U.S., more than 28. million cases have been reported as of Wednesday with more than 504,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, more than 112 million cases have been reported and 2.49 million people have died as of Wednesday.
This story was originally published February 24, 2021 at 3:07 PM.
