Current COVID case count

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,565,696 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on May 24. There have been 12,820 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

Data note (Wednesday, May 25): Due to a technical issue in our data systems, the Hospital Use data may be incomplete.

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

Children ages 5-11 now eligible for Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster dose. Read the full May 20 news release.

May 25 COVID-19 response update media briefing. Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 response. He was joined by Dr. Bob Lutz, COVID-19 medical advisor; Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary; Michele Roberts, acting assistant secretary; and Andrew Rose, deputy assistant secretary. View the briefing here.

Gov. Jay Inslee issues update to COVID-19 vaccination requirements. The update removes the vaccination requirement for outdoor contractors and volunteers whose work does not involve delivery of health care services. Read the full May 20 news release.

Reported COVID-19 reinfections in Washington state. This weekly report includes information on hospitalizations and deaths, demographics, trends over time, and vaccination status of people with a reinfection for which DOH has information about both infection events. Read the full May 25 report.

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 May 25 report in English and in Spanish.

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 May 25 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 May 25 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 May 25 report.