Washington COVID Cases Increase to 1,524 Deaths to 83

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2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington

Updated on March 20, 2020 at 3:00 p.m.

Number of Individuals Tested

County	Positive/Confirmed Cases	Deaths
Benton	2	1
Chelan	2	0
Clallam	1	0
Clark	6	3
Columbia	1	0
Cowlitz	1	0
Franklin	2	0
Grant	8	1
Grays Harbor	1	0
Island	19	1
Jefferson	4	0
King	793	67
Kitsap	12	0
Kittitas	4	0
Klickitat	2	0
Lewis	1	0
Lincoln	1	0
Mason	1	0
Pierce	83	1
Skagit	25	0
Snohomish	385	8
Spokane	11	0
Thurston	6	0
Whatcom	10	1
Yakima	10	0
Unassigned	133
Total	1524	83

Number of Individuals Tested

Result	Number of Individuals Tested	Percent of Tests
Negative	21,719	93%
Positive	1,524	7%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age

Age Group	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
<19	2%	0%
20-29	8%	0%
30-39	13%	0%
40-49	13%	2%
50-59	16%	4%
60-69	16%	10%
70-79	16%	23%
80+	16%	60%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender

Sex at Birth	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
Female	51%	56%
Male	46%	35%
Unknown	3%	10%

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.