Statewide recap of recent COVID-19 news, updates

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Newest numbers. The Department of Health reported a total of 302,782 confirmed cases as of 11:59 p.m. on February 3. There have been 4,416 COVID-19 deaths in Washington.

Thursday, February 4, 2021, data note: Total case counts may include up to 660 duplicates. Negative test results data from November 21–30, 2020, are incomplete. Thus, negative test results and percent positivity (Testing tab) for that period, and case counts, should be interpreted with caution. Otherwise, the incomplete time frames presented in the dashboard are correct and up to date. The Epidemiologic Curves tab is the most accurate representation of COVID activity and is updated daily as new cases are identified and duplicates are resolved.

The higher number of new deaths is due to a data processing backlog cleared today from February 2, 2021.

For the most recent tally of cases by county, demographics, and more, visit the Department of Health’s dashboard and the state’s COVID-19 risk assessment dashboard.

COVID-19 vaccine distribution update from the Washington State Department of Health (DOH). DOH continues to make progress with our COVID-19 vaccine distribution and administration efforts. As of February 1, 773,346 people have received the COVID-19 vaccine, which is more than 60% of the 1,160,850 doses delivered to providers and long-term care programs across the state. Currently, Washington is averaging 27,902 vaccine doses given per day, inching closer to our goal of vaccinating 45,000 people per day. Read the full news release here.

Department of Health COVID-19 long-term care report: As of February 1, 2021, a total of 17,474 COVID-19 cases and 2,190 deaths have been identified as associated or likely associated with a long-term care facility (i.e., nursing home, assisted living facility, or adult family home). These cases include residents as well as employees and visitors. Read the full report here.

COVID-19 reopening guidance for businesses and workers. You can find guidance documents with activity-specific requirements on the governor’s COVID-19 reopening guidance for businesses and workers webpage. Additional public health recommendations for industries are available on the Department of Health’s Resources and Recommendations page. Questions about guidance documents can be sent to COVIDExternalAffairs@doh.wa.gov.