Washington COVID Cases Increase to 138 Deaths to 18

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The risk posed by a virus outbreak depends on factors including how well it spreads between people, the severity of the illness it causes, and the medical or other measures we have to control the impact of the virus (for example, vaccine or treatment medications).

• COVID-19 is spreading in several communities in Washington, the risk of exposure is increasing for people who live in our state.
• Healthcare workers caring for patients with COVID-19 are at elevated risk of exposure.
• Those who have had close contact with persons with COVID-19 are at elevated risk of exposure.
• Travelers returning from affected international locations where community spread is occurring are at elevated risk of exposure.

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Our knowledge of COVID-19 is still rapidly evolving. The risk assessment will be updated as needed.

2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington
County*	Positive (confirmed) * †	Deaths
Clark	1	0
Grant	1	0
Jefferson	1	0
King	83	17
Kittitas	1	0
Pierce	4	0
Snohomish	31	1
Unassigned	14	0
Total	136	18

* Note: This data is changing rapidly as labs conduct tests and discover new cases. Labs will then assign those cases to a county. At that point, counties or the Department of Health determine the appropriate county of jurisdiction. Those don’t always match initially. We’re currently working to reduce the “unassigned” number to 0.

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Age
0 to 19 years	3
20 to 29 years	6
30 to 39 years	13
40 to 49 years	17
50 to 59 years	19
60 to 69 years	27
70 to 79 years	13
80+ years	27
Unknown	11

Sex at Birth
Female	70
Male	51
Unknown	15

Total Tests
Positive	136
Negative	1,110

* Includes deaths
† Please contact the local health department for information.

Note: Some deaths may be reported by health care providers, medical examiners/coroners, local health departments, or others before they are included in the statewide count. It takes longer for the state to announce deaths because they are most often reported first to local health, then to us. Our daily web update includes all death reports we receive by the end of the previous day.

Last updated: March 8, 2020 at 4:00 p.m.