Washington COVID Cases Increase to 1,376 Deaths to 74

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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 Updated on March 19, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.
County	Positive/Confirmed Cases	Deaths
Benton	1	1
Chelan	2	0
Clallam	1	0
Clark	4	3
Columbia	1	0
Franklin	2	0
Grant	8	1
Grays Harbor	1	0
Island	17	1
Jefferson	4	0
King	693	60
Kitsap	12	0
Kittitas	4	0
Klickitat	2	0
Lewis	1	0
Lincoln	1	0
Mason	1	0
Pierce	75	1
Skagit	18	0
Snohomish	348	7
Spokane	9	0
Thurston	6	0
Whatcom	7	0
Yakima	7	0
Unassigned	151	0
Total	1376	74

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age
Age Group	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
<19	2%	0%
20-29	8%	0%
0-39	13%	0%
0-49	14%	3%
0-59	16%	5%
0-69	16%	8%
>0-79	15%	26%
0+	16%	59%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender
Sex at Birth	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
Female	51%	59%
Male	46%	38%
Unknown	3%	3%

Note on the county and unassigned data: This data changes rapidly as labs conduct tests and discover new cases. Labs assign those cases to a county. Counties or the Department of Health then determine the appropriate county of jurisdiction. Those don’t always match initially. We’re working to reduce the “unassigned” number to 0. Contact the local health department for county specific information.

Note on the deaths: 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 often reported first to the local health department and then to us.

Note on the number of infections: Public health experts agree that the true number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in Washington greatly exceeds the number of COVID-19 infections that have been laboratory-confirmed. It is very difficult to know exactly how many people in Washington have been infected to date since most people with COVID-19 experience mild illness and the ability to get tested is still not widely available.

https://www.doh.wa.gov/Emergencies/Coronavirus