Recap of recent COVID-19 news and updates from the State

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 701,158 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 15. There have been 9,653 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

For the most recent number of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard. Data note: On Dec. 9, DOH began using new race and ethnicity information received from laboratories conducting COVID-19 testing, to enhance the race and ethnicity information on the DOH dashboard for cases, hospitalizations and deaths.

COVID-19 outbreaks traced to high school wrestling tournaments. DOH and local health jurisdictions are investigating multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 among vaccinated and unvaccinated individuals, connected to high school wrestling tournaments. Read the full news release.

New DOH infographic: Symptom Decision Tree for Non-Health Care Settings and the Public

• Audience: the general public and non-health care, non-school settings.
• Adaptation of the Symptom Decision Tree and Contact Tracing Checklist for K-12 Schools for audience noted above.
• Created as a guide in situations where someone has COVID-19 symptoms or is a close contact to a COVID-19 case.
  • References other guidance that provide more details about these situations: What to do if you have confirmed or suspected COVID-19 and What to do if you were potentially exposed to someone with confirmed COVID-19.
• Guidance can be found in various locations on the Resources and Recommendations page 
   
  • Isolation and Quarantine section > You and Your Family
  • Business and Workers section > General
  • You and Your Family section > top section

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 Dec. 15 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 Dec. 15 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 Dec. 15 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 Dec. 15 report.

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 Dec. 15 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 Dec, 15 report.

COVID-19 long-term care report. As of Dec. 13, a total of 26,939 COVID-19 cases and 3,210 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 Dec. 14 report.