||| FROM STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH |||


Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,339,743 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 30.* There have been 10,776 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

Data notes: 

  • *Effective Jan. 24, DOH will update the COVID-19 data dashboard on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. As of Jan. 25, we’re no longer updating the dashboard on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
  • Due to the current surge in COVID-19 cases, DOH is experiencing substantial slowdowns in our data systems in reporting cases, hospitalizations, and deaths.

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

Pediatric vaccinations, additional doses added to DOH’s data dashboard. DOH has added additional data to the state’s data dashboard to include vaccination rates for children ages 5 through 11 and people who received additional doses of COVID-19 vaccines. Read the full news release.

State reopens COVID-19 test portal after successful January launch. For the second time in less than two weeks, Washington state residents can go to www.sayyescovidhometest.org to order up to five free COVID-19 rapid tests. Read the full Jan. 31 news release.

COVID-19 outbreaks in Washington state K-12 schools. Between Aug. 1, 2021, and Dec. 31, 2021, 500 COVID-19 outbreaks and 4,446 COVID-19 cases in K-12 schools were reported to DOH. Read the full Jan. 31 report.


 

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