Washington Nears 6,000 Coronavirus Cases; At Least 247 Dead

SEATTLE, WA — The Washington Department of Health released updated totals on confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths Wednesday night after two days of technical issues that prevented the release of up-to-date tallies.

The information released Wednesday accounts for all lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state as of March 31 at 11:59 p.m. Some totals reported by the state differed from numbers released by local public health agencies earlier in the day, including in King County and Pierce County.

According to the department of health website, at least 52 deaths related to the virus were recorded between March 28 and March 31.

The updated state dashboard also includes new information on the rate of hospitalizations for all patients admitted with symptoms similar to COVID-19.

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Coronavirus cases by county (from the Washington Department of Health):

Total confirmed cases: 5, 984 (247 deaths)

King: 2,468 cases (165 deaths)
Snohomish: 1,221 cases (38 deaths)
Unassigned: 672 cases
Pierce: 352 cases (7 deaths)
Yakima: 195 cases (6 deaths)
Spokane: 145 cases (3 deaths)
Skagit: 129 cases (4 deaths)
Whatcom: 123 cases (8 deaths)
Benton: 108 cases (3 deaths)
Island: 106 cases (3 deaths)
Clark: 99 cases (6 deaths)
Kitsap: 77 cases
Grant: 66 cases (1 death)
Thurston: 46 cases
Franklin: 37 cases
Chelan: 17 cases (2 deaths)
Jefferson: 17 cases
Cowlitz: 16 cases
Adams: 15 cases
Lewis: 10 cases
Klickitat: 8 cases (1 death)
Whitman: 8 cases
Clallam: 7 cases
Kittitas: 7 cases
Walla Walla: 7 cases
Douglas: 6 cases
Mason: 5 cases
San Juan: 4 cases
Stevens: 4 cases
Okanogan: 3 cases
Grays Harbor: 2 cases
Columbia: 1 case
Ferry: 1 case
Lincoln: 1 case
Skamania: 1 case

Total tests: 74,798
Percent positive: 8%

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