Latest statewide COVID numbers

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Statewide Response Updates

Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,409,253 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Feb. 17.* There have been 11,615 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

Data notes

• *Effective Jan. 24, 2022, DOH updates the COVID-19 data dashboard on Mondays (excluding Presidents Day on Monday, Feb. 21), Wednesdays, and Fridays only.
• Light gray lines on the dashboard’s graphs indicate a time period in which the data being displayed should be considered incomplete. This period varies by metric.
• 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.

Updated DOH guidance documents. The following guidance for health care settings has been updated to align with recent CDC changes:

Outdoor Visitation Guidance for Long-term Care (LTC) Settings

• Visitors who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after onset of COVID-19 symptoms or 10 days after a positive test.
• Visitors not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after COVID-19 exposure, or after 7 days with a negative test.

COVID-19/Coronavirus Visitor Announcement

• Visitors who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after onset of COVID-19 symptoms or 10 days after a positive test.
• Visitors not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after COVID-19 exposure, or after 7 days with a negative test.

Supplemental Guidance for Long-term Care Facility Visitors

• Visitors who are up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after onset of COVID-19 symptoms or 10 days after a positive test.
• Visitors not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should not visit health care facilities until 10 days after COVID-19 exposure, or after 7 days with a negative test.

Recommendations for Cohorting in Long-term Care Facilities During a COVID-19 Outbreak

• Residents not up to date with COVID-19 vaccines and who have been exposed to COVID-19 should quarantine for 10 days, or for 7 days after a negative test.

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 the full Feb. 16 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 Feb. 16 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 up to date on vaccines in Washington state. Read the full Feb. 16 report.

Reported COVID-19 reinfections in Washington state. This weekly report includes information on hospitalizations and death, demographics, trends over time, and vaccination status of people with a reinfection where DOH has information about both infection events. Read the full Feb. 16 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 Feb. 16 report.

SARS-CoV-2 vaccine breakthrough surveillance and case information resource. This weekly report provides data and criteria on people up to date on vaccines who test positive with SARS-CoV-2 and may or may not develop COVID-19 symptoms. Read the full Feb. 16 report.