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2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (COVID-19)

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If you have questions about what is happening in Washington, or how the virus is spread, please call 1-800-525-0127 and press # from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m, seven days a week. Please note that this call center can not access COVID-19 testing results. For testing inquiries or results, please contact your health care provider. 

On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State Department of Health announced the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in Washington State.

This guidance does not pertain to Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order issued 3/23/2020. Information on that order is available on the Governor's website.

Learn more about the coronavirus from Washington State’s official COVID-19 website. Maintained by the state Joint Information Center.

Current Status in Washington State

Please note that we have shifted our reporting process to make it more accurate, timely and complete. We are reporting confirmed cases, laboratory tests and deaths as of the previous day at 11:59 pm PT.  Effective April 4, we are modifying our data system to log negative test results differently. During the transition, new negative test results will not be displayed. See DOH’s March 31 news release for information about the reason for this change. Effective April 12, we have added a downloadable table. It is available in the ‘Cumulative Case and Death Counts’ tab under ‘Select views.’


Website Last Updated 5:30 PM 04/12/2020

 

 

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by County
County Confirmed Cases Deaths
Adams 37 0
Asotin 5 0
Benton 250 28
Chelan 54 5
Clallam 12 0
Clark 217 14
Columbia 1 0
Cowlitz 23 0
Douglas 18 0
Ferry 1 0
Franklin 120 2
Garfield 0 0
Grant 115 2
Grays Harbor 11 0
Island 156 7
Jefferson 28 0
King 4,422 292
Kitsap 129 1
Kittitas 13 0
Klickitat 14 1
Lewis 17 2
Lincoln 2 0
Mason 19 0
Okanogan 14 0
Pacific 1 0
Pend Oreille 1 0
Pierce 898 20
San Juan 13 0
Skagit 176 6
Skamania 3 0
Snohomish 1,844 70
Spokane 260 13
Stevens 7 0
Thurston 81 1
Wahkiakum 2 0
Walla Walla 21 0
Whatcom 258 23
Whitman 11 0
Yakima 538 21
Unassigned 619 0
Total 10,411 508

Number of Individuals Tested
Result Number of Individuals Tested Percent of Tests
Negative NA NA
Positive 10,411 NA

Patients Hospitalized and in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID‑19
Date Hospitals Reporting Total Patients Hospitalized with COVID‑19 Total Patients in the ICU with COVID‑19
4/5/2020 50 581 178
4/6/2020 78 638 191
4/7/2020 82 641 190
4/8/2020 86 655 186
4/9/2020 85 650 191
4/10/2020 83 651 191
4/11/2020 47 527 166

Every day, acute care hospitals in Washington are reporting the number of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in their hospital and in their intensive care unit (ICU) to the Department of Health. The numbers in the columns represent the total number of patients hospitalized and in the ICU with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at all the hospitals reporting on that day. The number of hospitals reporting varies on a day to day basis, so counts are not directly comparable from day to day. There are 92 acute care hospitals in Washington, excluding our two military hospitals. Behavioral health hospitals are excluded from these data.   

Data are provided to the Department of Health through partnerships with the Northwest Healthcare Response Network, for western Washington, the Regional Emergency and Disaster (REDi) Healthcare Coalition, for eastern Washington, and the Region IV Healthcare Preparedness Alliance, for southwest Washington, and the Washington State Hospital Association.

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age
Age Group Percent of Cases Percent of Deaths
0-19 3% 0%
20-39 27% 0%
40-59 35% 8%
60-79 25% 36%
80+ 10% 55%
Unknown 0% 0%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender
Sex at Birth Percent of Cases Percent of Deaths
Female 51% 43%
Male 44% 57%
Unknown 5% 0%

Confirmed Cases by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity Confirmed Cases Percent of Cases *Out of total with reported race/ethnicity Percent of Population
Hispanic 1,180 23% 13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 41 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Asian 451 9% 9%
Non-Hispanic Black 289 6% 4%
Non-Hispanic White 2,903 56% 68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 61 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 112 2% 4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race 104 2% NA
Unknown (Percent out of Total Cases) 5,270 51%
Total Number of Cases 10,411

* Out of total with reported race/ethnicity

Deaths by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity Deaths Percent of Deaths *Out of total with reported race/ethnicity Percent of Population
Hispanic 24 6% 13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 5 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Asian 36 10% 9%
Non-Hispanic Black 9 2% 4%
Non-Hispanic White 290 77% 68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 1 0% 1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 3 1% 4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race 7 2% NA
Unknown (Percent out of Total Deaths) 133 26% NA
Total Number of Deaths 508

* Out of total with reported race/ethnicity

Note on race/ethnicity percentages: Due to rounding, percentages by race and ethnicity may not equal to 100%.

Note on the county and unassigned data: This data changes rapidly as labs conduct tests and discover new cases. Labs assign those cases to a county. Counties or the Department of Health then determine the appropriate county of jurisdiction. Those don’t always match initially. We’re working to reduce the “unassigned” number to 0. Contact the local health department for county specific information.

Note on the deaths: Some deaths may be reported by health care providers, medical examiners/coroners, local health departments, or others before they are included in the statewide count. It takes longer for the state to announce deaths because they are often reported first to the local health department and then to us.

Note on the number of infections: Public health experts agree that the true number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in Washington greatly exceeds the number of COVID-19 infections that have been laboratory-confirmed. It is very difficult to know exactly how many people in Washington have been infected to date since most people with COVID-19 experience mild illness and the ability to get tested is still not widely available.

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