Newest COVID numbers from the State

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Statewide Response Updates

Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 784,491 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Jan. 3. There have been 9,909 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 document. Interim Recommendations to Mitigate Health Care Worker Staffing Shortage During the COVID-19 Pandemic includes these changes:

• Updated to include contingency capacity staffing and crisis capacity staffing strategies, which are in alignment with CDC guidance for isolation and quarantine.
• Clarifies the definitions of contingency capacity staffing and crisis capacity staffing, and differentiates these strategies from contingency standards of care and crisis standards of care.

COVID-19 long-term care report. As of Jan. 3, a total of 27,810 COVID-19 cases and 3,253 deaths have been identified as associated or likely associated with a long-term care facility (such as nursing home, assisted living facility, or adult family home). These cases include residents as well as employees and visitors. Read the full Jan. 4 report.