Washington COVID Cases Increase to 2,469 Deaths to 123

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2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Washington

Updated on March 24, 2020 at 6:06 p.m.

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by County

County	Positive/Confirmed Cases	Deaths
Adams	1	0
Benton	12	2
Chelan	6	0
Clallam	4	0
Clark	16	4
Columbia	1	0
Cowlitz	3	0
Douglas	2	0
Franklin	7	0
Grant	27	1
Grays Harbor	1	0
Island	29	1
Jefferson	8	0
King	1277	94
Kitsap	20	0
Kittitas	18	0
Klickitat	6	0
Lewis	2	0
Lincoln	1	0
Mason	2	0
Pierce	138	1
San Juan	1	0
Skagit	48	1
Snohomish	614	16
Spokane	33	0
Stevens	1	0
Thurston	14	0
Walla Walla	2	0
Whatcom	64	2
Whitman	2	0
Yakima	44	1
Unassigned	65
Total	2469	123

Number of Individuals Tested

Result	Number of Individuals Tested	Percent of Tests
Negative	31,712	93%
Positive	2,469	7%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age

Age Group	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
<19	2%	0%
20-29	9%	0%
30-39	14%	0%
40-49	13%	2%
50-59	17%	5%
60-69	16%	12%
70-79	15%	30%
80+	14%	50%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender

Sex at Birth	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
Female	51%	54%
Male	46%	44%
Unknown	4%	2%

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