Newest COVID numbers from State Health

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 669,378 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Nov. 17. There have been 9,086 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

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

Gov. Jay Inslee’s Nov. 18 press conference. The governor discussed the state’s ongoing response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He was joined by Umair A. Shah, secretary of health, Department of Health, and Nick Streuli, executive director of external affairs, Office of the Governor. View the press conference. 

Nov. 17 COVID-19 response update media briefing. Secretary of Health Umair A. Shah provided an update on the state’s COVID-19 response. He was joined by Dr. Tao Sheng Kwan-Gett, chief science officer, DOH; Lacy Fehrenbach, deputy secretary, DOH; and Michele Roberts, acting assistant secretary, DOH. View the briefing.

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 Nov. 17 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 Nov. 17 report. 

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 Nov. 17 report.

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 Nov. 17 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 Nov. 17 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 Nov. 17 report.