Statewide COVID updates from Health Department

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Newest numbers. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) reported a total of 439,141 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on Aug. 2. There have been 6,136 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. 

Delta variant drives sharp increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations. Between July 31 and Aug. 3, an average of 1,500 new cases has been reported each day. Hospital occupancy is at the highest levels seen to date in 2021 due to increased COVID-19 transmission, patient demand, and hospital staffing challenges. Read the full news release here.

DOH adds data enhancements to the COVID-19 dashboard. DOH added new data about testing and health care system readiness trends to the COVID-19 data dashboard. Read the full news release here.

New DOH guidance document. Checklist for In-Home Care Settings with Suspected or Confirmed Cases of COVID-19 was added to the Infection Prevention page under the Home Health/Home Care Guidance subsection.

COVID-19 outbreaks in Washington state K-12 schools. Between Aug. 1, 2020, and June 30, 2021, 310 COVID-19 outbreaks and 1,1171 COVID-19 cases in K-12 schools were reported to DOH. Read the full July 31 report here.

Inslee updates K-12 education proclamation. Gov. Jay Inslee issued an update to the K-12 Schools COVID emergency order, Proclamation 20-09.4, to continue to require that all teachers and students wear face coverings inside, consistent with the CDC’s recommendations for K-12 schools. Read the full news release here.

Washington National Guard members of Joint Task Force Steelhead demobilize. After more than a year of supporting the community throughout the pandemic, National Guard members at Camp Murray went through the demobilization process on July 13 to ensure each returning individual receives the care they are entitled to. Command Sgt. Maj. Kelly Wickel of Joint Task Force Steelhead talks about demobilization in this video.