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Statewide Response Updates
Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,805,781 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Sept. 20. There have been 14,146 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.
For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard.
Sept. 22 media briefing. Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 response, monkeypox virus (MPV) response, and other public health topics. He was joined by Dr. Tao Kwan-Gett, chief science officer, DOH; Lacy Fehrenbach, assistant secretary, DOH; Michele Roberts, assistant secretary, DOH; and Leo Morales of the UW Latino Center for Health. View the briefing.
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 where DOH has information about both infection events. Read the full Sept. 21 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 Sept. 21 report in English and in Spanish.
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 Sept. 21 report.
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. Read the full Sept. 20 report.
COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths by vaccination status. This monthly report provides a brief overview of confirmed or probable COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, and deaths among those who completed the primary series and those who are not fully vaccinated in Washington state. Read the full Sept. 14 report.
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Dr. James, it would help us tremendously if you would weigh in periodically and give us in San Juan County the detailed case count and causes for current Covid activity that you did so well many months back. There are many who are still reluctant to be in a building with others, mask or no mask; many who are not aware that the virus is transferred from person to person mainly through the air, and close contact with the infected person. With your occasional island-by-island report, these people can replace fearul avoidance with an understanding of how they can best protect themselves. Thank you….