Latest State Health Department COVID update

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,756,800 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 9. There have been 13,637 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

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

Updated DOH guidance. DOH released an updated version of the Requirements and Guidance to Mitigate COVID-19 Transmission in K-12 Schools and Child Care. DOH collaborated with local health jurisdictions; tribal health partners; the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI); the Department of Children, Youth & Families (DCYF); and other partners on this year’s guidance.

DOH also shared resource materials to support schools, child care providers, and families. These materials provide a high-level overview of key changes in the guidance and will be available in additional languages later this month:

• School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Brief for School Staff
• School and Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Brief for Child Care Staff
• Child Care COVID-19 Guidance Family Letter
• School COVID-19 Guidance Family Letter

Read the Aug. 10 news release regarding DOH’s updated COVID-19 guidance for K-12 schools and child care.

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 Aug. 10 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 Aug. 10 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 Aug. 10 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 Aug. 10 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 Aug. 10 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 Aug. 9 report.