Washington state reports 483 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health on Wednesday reported 483 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 and nine additional deaths.
Statewide totals have reached 29,869 cases and 1,293 deaths, up from 29,386 cases and 1,284 deaths on Tuesday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit with 9,453 cases and 604 deaths. Yakima County has 6,490 cases and 146 deaths while Snohomish County has 3,346 cases and 165 deaths. Pierce County reported 45 new cases and no deaths on Monday, bringing its totals to 2,357 cases and 84 deaths.
Garfield, the state’s least populous county, remains the only county without a reported case. Six other counties are reporting fewer than 10 cases each.
There are 43 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
There were 22 people with confirmed cases of COVID-19 admitted to state hospitals on June 16, the most recent date with complete data. The total number of people who have been hospitalized in the state stood at 4,093 on Sunday.
There have been 495,498 tests conducted in the state with 6.0% coming back positive.
The test numbers reflect only polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests, which are given to patients while the virus is presumably still active in the body.
This story was originally published June 24, 2020 at 4:17 PM with the headline "Washington state reports 483 new COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths."
