Current case count continues to climb

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 714,869 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 22. There have been 9,784 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

NOTE: DOH will not update the data dashboard on Friday, Dec. 24, in observance of the Christmas holiday. We will include data from Friday in Monday’s dashboard update (Dec. 27).

For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard.

WA Notify adds new feature: Exposure notifications for at-home COVID-19 test results. Washington’s exposure notification app is launching a new feature that will allow those who test positive for COVID-19 with an at-home test to anonymously notify others of a potential exposure. Read the full news release.

COVID-19 cases among children and youth in Washington. This weekly report provides information on COVID-19 in all children and youth, ages 0 to 19 years. Cases are broken down by educational service district (ESD) regions and age. Read the full Dec. 22 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 Dec. 22 report.

COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status. This weekly report provides a brief overview of confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among those who are not fully vaccinated in Washington state. Read the full Dec. 22 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 Dec. 22 report.

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 Dec. 22 report.

COVID-19 long-term care report. As of Dec. 20, a total of 27,168 COVID-19 cases and 3,224 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 Dec. 21 report.

Video message from Gov. Jay Inslee and Trudi Inslee on holidays, omicron variant. With the omicron variant spreading through the state, the Inslees urged everyone to get vaccinated, boosted, use caution, and wear masks this holiday season. Read the full news release and watch the video.