Recent statewide COVID response updates

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 457,647 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 11. There have been 6,215 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard and the state’s Washington Ready and COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard. 

Updated DOH guidance document. DOH K-12 Requirements now includes:

• Requirements for K-12 extracurricular sports.
• Requirements for K-12 co-curricular and extracurricular performing arts activities.
• Updated recommendations for fully vaccinated individuals identified as close contacts of a person with confirmed COVID-19 (in alignment with updated CDC guidance).

Statewide COVID-19 outbreak report. This weekly document provides an overview of reported COVID-19 outbreaks in our state, based on information in DOH’s Washington Disease Reporting System (WDRS). Read the full Aug. 11 report here.

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 Aug. 11 report here. 

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 Aug. 11 report here.

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 Aug. 11 report here.

COVID-19 long-term care report. As of Aug. 9, a total of 21,197 COVID-19 cases and 2,700 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 Aug. 10 report here.