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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 625,677 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 20. There have been 8,417 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard and the state’s Washington Ready page.
High levels of hospital occupancy likely to continue through fall 2021. DOH’s latest COVID-19 modeling and surveillance situation report shows case counts, hospital admissions, and hospital occupancy have declined, yet these levels remain high. Hospitals across the state are operating at full capacity, and projections suggest high levels of occupancy are likely to continue through the fall months. Read the full news release.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough surveillance and case information resource. This weekly report provides data and criteria on fully vaccinated people who test positive with SARS-CoV-2 and may or may not develop COVID-19 symptoms. Read the full Oct. 20 report.
Case investigation and contact tracing metrics for DOH centralized investigations. This weekly report shows the timeliness of reaching COVID-19 confirmed and probable cases and their contacts for case investigations and contact tracing activities. Read the full Oct. 20 report.
COVID-19 morbidity and mortality by race, ethnicity, and spoken language in Washington state. This bimonthly report provides an overview of confirmed or probable COVID-19 case, hospitalization, and death rates by race and ethnicity at state and regional levels. It also provides counts and percentages of confirmed or probable cases and hospitalizations by primary language spoken. Read the full Oct. 20 report.
DOH SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variants report. This weekly report summarizes genome sequencing coverage of Washington SARS-CoV-2 specimens from multiple laboratories from across the United States and our state. It provides a statewide view of sequencing capacity and data, including breakouts by county and demographics. Read the full Oct. 20 report.
COVID-19 long-term care report. As of Oct. 18, a total of 25,096 COVID-19 cases and 3,034 deaths have been identified as associated or likely associated with a long-term care facility (such as nursing home, assisted living facility, or adult family home). These cases include residents as well as employees and visitors. Read the full Oct. 19 report.
Inslee issues two proclamations for pause on statewide jail transfers and for damaged overpass. Gov. Jay Inslee has issued two proclamations, including one pausing statewide jail transfers to the Department of Corrections to help manage the spread of COVID-19. Read the full news release.
