Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 1,729,949 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on July 26. There have been 13,462 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

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

Wednesday, July 27: The Hospital Use page was not updated due to a technical issue in our data systems. We expect to resume regular reporting on Friday (July 29).

New telehealth option launched to expand COVID-19 treatment access. To increase access to potentially life-saving medication to treat COVID-19, DOH and its partners have launched a new telehealth option for patients. It expands the federal government’s Test to Treat initiative and gives people at risk of severe disease another way to quickly access free treatment for COVID-19. Read the full July 28 news release.

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 for which DOH has information about both infection events. Read the full July 27 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 July 27 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 July 27 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 July 27 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 July 26 report.