Thurston County adds 42 COVID-19 cases on Saturday
Confirmed cases of COVID-19 rose by 42 on Saturday, giving Thurston County 146 cases so far this week and 7,226 to date.
Saturday’s cases include seven people 19 or younger, according to Thurston County Public Health and Social Services.
Of the overall total, 6,735 people have recovered or are recovering from the virus, 340 have been hospitalized at some point during their illness, including two in the past seven days, and 66 people have died.
Although 42 cases were announced Saturday, case totals have trended lower in recent weeks and so has the percentage of positive tests for the virus in the past week. As of Saturday, that number had fallen to 3.5 percent, the data show.
The county is also reporting four COVID-19 outbreaks at area congregate care settings.
IN THE REGION
▪ Pierce County reported 167 new COVID-19 cases and four new deaths on Friday. The new data brings its totals to 36,186 cases and 464 deaths.
▪ Grays Harbor County reported 3,326 confirmed and probable cases and 45 deaths as of Friday.
▪ Lewis County Public Health & Social Services added seven new cases on Friday. In all, the county has reported 3,229 cases and 50 deaths.
▪ Mason County reported two new COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing its total to 1,684 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 339,773 cases and 4,956 deaths as of Saturday.
In the U.S., more than 28.5 million cases have been reported as of Saturday with more than 511,000 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
Globally, more than 113 million cases have been reported and 2.5 million people have died as of Saturday.
This story was originally published February 27, 2021 at 4:10 PM.
