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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. Language assistance is available. Please note that this call center cannot access COVID-19 testing results. For testing inquiries or results, please contact your health care provider.

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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 March 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.

Website Last Updated 5:00 PM 04/19/2020
Data shown as of previous day at 11:59 pm PT.

Current Status in Washington State

4/19: Total cases reported today (4/19/20) are lower than yesterday. Data cleaning that occurred late on 4/18 removed 190 confirmed cases that were discovered to be out of state residents.
4/12: Effective April 12, we have added a downloadable table (XLSX). It is also available in the ‘Epidemiologic Curves’ tab under ‘Select views.’

 

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by County
County Confirmed Cases Deaths
Adams 41 0
Asotin 12 0
Benton 314 34
Chelan 71 5
Clallam 14 0
Clark 266 15
Columbia 1 0
Cowlitz 29 0
Douglas 32 1
Ferry 1 0
Franklin 187 4
Garfield 0 0
Grant 141 2
Grays Harbor 12 0
Island 157 8
Jefferson 28 0
King 5,135 346
Kitsap 138 1
Kittitas 14 0
Klickitat 16 3
Lewis 21 2
Lincoln 2 0
Mason 22 0
Okanogan 14 0
Pacific 2 0
Pend Oreille 2 0
Pierce 1,109 32
San Juan 15 0
Skagit 238 8
Skamania 3 0
Snohomish 2,101 94
Spokane 302 15
Stevens 8 1
Thurston 94 1
Wahkiakum 2 0
Walla Walla 28 0
Whatcom 275 26
Whitman 13 0
Yakima 771 36
Unassigned 159 0
Total 11,790 634

Number of Individuals Tested
Result Number of Individuals Tested Percent of Tests
Negative 126,852 91%
Positive 11,790 9%

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
4/11/2020 50 528 166
4/12/2020 46 388 99
4/13/2020 89 645 194
4/14/2020 88 618 201
4/15/2020 87 622 195
4/16/2020 84 518 155
4/17/2020 83 586 193
4/18/2020 38 403 122

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 28% 0%
40-59 34% 8%
60-79 25% 37%
80+ 10% 54%
Unknown 0% 0%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender
Sex at Birth Percent of Cases Percent of Deaths
Female 53% 43%
Male 45% 57%
Unknown 2% 1%

Confirmed Cases by Race/Ethnicity
Race/Ethnicity Confirmed Cases Percent of Cases *Out of total with reported race/ethnicity Percent of Total WA Population
Hispanic 1,835 26% 13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 97 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Asian 691 10% 9%
Non-Hispanic Black 464 7% 4%
Non-Hispanic White 3,703 53% 68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 95 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 1 0% 4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race 129 2% NA
Total with Race/Ethnicity Available 7,015 100%
Unknown Race/Ethnicity (Percent out of Total Cases) 4,775 41% NA
Total Number of Cases 11,790 100%

* 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 Total WA Population
Hispanic 38 7% 13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native 7 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Asian 59 11% 9%
Non-Hispanic Black 16 3% 4%
Non-Hispanic White 414 74% 68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander 3 1% 1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial 7 1% 4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race 12 2% NA
Total with Race/Ethnicity Available 556 100%
Unknown Race/Ethnicity (Percent out of Total Deaths) 78 12% NA
Total Number of Deaths 634 100%

* Out of total with reported race/ethnicity

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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