Here are the newest numbers from State Health Dept.

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,440,632 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on March 13. There have been 12,219 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

Data note (Monday, March 14): Due to a technical issue in our data systems, the Health Care System Readiness data may be incomplete. DOH also continues to experience delays in reporting cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as a result of prior slowdowns in our data systems during the omicron surge. We are clearing these backlogged cases, hospitalizations, and deaths as resources permit. The COVID-19 Epidemiological Curves tab is the most accurate representation of COVID-19 activity and is updated daily as new cases are identified and duplicates are resolved.

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

Updated DOH guidance documents:

• Mask Guidance During COVID-19 has been updated to align with changes to the Secretary of Health’s mask order. This guidance includes information on health care settings and masking requirements.
• The latest versions of the three following guidance documents have been translated* into 40 languages (listed below).

  What to do if you test positive for COVID-19

  What to do if you were potentially exposed to someone with COVID-19

  Symptom Decision Tree for Non-Health Care Settings and the Public (Dari and Arabic translations in progress)

  *Note: We have changed the functionality of the site for accessing translated guidance. Select a language from the drop-down menu near the top right of the page. All guidance translated into that language will then appear on the page.

Care Connect Washington assistance. Care Connect provides food and other support to people who test positive for COVID-19 so they can isolate at home. People who have been exposed to the virus and are actively quarantining are also eligible. Making it easier for people to stay home helps slow the spread of the illness. Call the COVID-19 Information Hotline at 1-800-525-0127, then press #. Language assistance is available. The hotline hours are 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, and 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday through Sunday and observed state holidays.

Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 in Washington State report. Multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C) is a condition that causes inflammation in different body parts, including the heart, lungs, kidneys, brain, skin, eyes, or gastrointestinal organs. Read the full March 10 report.