Pierce County Coronavirus Update: 40 New Cases, 1 New Death

PIERCE COUNTY, WA – There are 40 additional coronavirus cases and one additional death reported in Pierce County as of Thursday, according to newly released data from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

Health officials identified the newly-reported death as a woman in her 80s from Tacoma with underlying health conditions.

To date, there have been 7,065 coronavirus cases and 157 coronavirus-related deaths in the county. Over the past 14 days, there have been 518 reported cases and the 14-day case rate per 100,000 people is 57.4.

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According to health officials, the 20-39 age group has the highest number of COVID-19 cases, at 40 percent over the last two weeks.

The breakdown in cases by age group is as follows:

• 0-19: 14 percent
• 20-39: 40 percent
• 40-59: 29 percent
• 60-79: 14 percent
• 80+: 4 percent

The breakdown in cases and deaths by geographic region are as follows:

• Bonney Lake: 176 cases; 3 deaths
• Central Pierce County: 430 cases; 9 deaths
• East Pierce County: 238 cases; 4 deaths
• Edgewood/Fife/Milton: 295 cases; 8 deaths
• Frederickson: 263 cases; 7 deaths
• Gig Harbor Area: 192 cases; 3 deaths
• Graham: 239 cases; 1 death
• Key Peninsula: 56 cases; 1 death
• Lake Tapps/Sumner Area: 226 cases
• Lakewood: 652 cases; 10 deaths
• Parkland: 384 cases; 12 deaths
• Puyallup: 422 cases; 13 deaths
• South Hill: 369 cases; 9 deaths
• South Pierce County: 170 cases; 3 deaths
• Spanaway: 330 cases; 8 deaths
• Tacoma: 2,189 cases; 49 deaths
• University Place: 283 cases; 16 deaths
• Unknown: 78 cases

In Pierce county, there have been 763 hospitalizations and 121,149 coronavirus tests.