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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 598,823 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 6. There have been 7,972 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard and the state’s Washington Ready page.
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 metrics on COVID-19 case investigation and contact tracing performed by DOH Centralized Investigations published Oct. 6, 2021.
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. Access COVID-19 morbidity and mortality information by race, ethnicity and language in Washington state published Oct. 6, 2021.
COVID-19 long-term care report update. As of Oct. 4, a total of 24,114 COVID-19 cases and 2,945 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 COVID-19 Long-term Care report published 10/5/2021.
SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough surveillance and case information. 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. Access SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough surveillance and case information published Oct. 6, 2021.
DOH SARS-CoV-2 sequencing and variants update. This biweekly 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. Access the SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing and Variants report updated 10/6/2021.
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