Washington COVID Cases Increase to 12,977 Deaths to 723

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Confirmed Cases / Deaths by County

County	Confirmed Cases	Deaths
Adams	45	0
Asotin	16	1
Benton	383	36
Chelan	89	5
Clallam	14	0
Clark	293	16
Columbia	1	0
Cowlitz	36	0
Douglas	69	1
Ferry	1	0
Franklin	239	5
Garfield	0	0
Grant	149	2
Grays Harbor	12	0
Island	160	9
Jefferson	28	0
King	5,637	393
Kitsap	143	2
Kittitas	14	0
Klickitat	16	3
Lewis	25	3
Lincoln	2	0
Mason	22	0
Okanogan	16	0
Pacific	4	0
Pend Oreille	2	0
Pierce	1,212	43
San Juan	14	0
Skagit	283	10
Skamania	3	0
Snohomish	2,243	102
Spokane	330	19
Stevens	9	1
Thurston	98	1
Wahkiakum	2	0
Walla Walla	48	0
Whatcom	282	27
Whitman	14	0
Yakima	923	43
Unassigned	100	1
Total	12,977	723

Number of Individuals Tested

Result	Number of Individuals Tested	Percent of Tests
Negative	147,347	92%
Positive	12,977	8%

Patients Hospitalized and in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with Laboratory-Confirmed COVID‑19

Date	Hospitals Reporting	Total Patients Hospitalized with COVID‑19	Total Patients in the ICU with COVID‑19
4/17/2020	83	586	193
4/18/2020	53	538	149
4/19/2020	55	503	161
4/20/2020	88	543	161
4/21/2020	81	544	151
4/22/2020	83	551	164
4/23/2020	74	455	174

Every day, acute care hospitals in Washington are reporting the number of patients with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 in their hospital and in their intensive care unit (ICU) to the Department of Health. The numbers in the columns represent the total number of patients hospitalized and in the ICU with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at all the hospitals reporting on that day. The number of hospitals reporting varies on a day to day basis, so counts are not directly comparable from day to day. There are 92 acute care hospitals in Washington, excluding our two military hospitals. Behavioral health hospitals are excluded from these data.

Data are provided to the Department of Health through partnerships with the Northwest Healthcare Response Network, for western Washington, the Regional Emergency and Disaster (REDi) Healthcare Coalition, for eastern Washington, and the Region IV Healthcare Preparedness Alliance, for southwest Washington, and the Washington State Hospital Association.

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Age

Age Group	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
0-19	4%	0%
20-39	28%	1%
40-59	34%	8%
60-79	24%	38%
80+	10%	53%
Unknown	0%	0%

Confirmed Cases / Deaths by Gender

Sex at Birth	Percent of Cases	Percent of Deaths
Female	52%	43%
Male	46%	56%
Unknown	2%	1%

Confirmed Cases by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Confirmed Cases	Percent of Cases *Out of total with reported race/ethnicity	Percent of Total WA Population
Hispanic	2,317	28%	13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native	108	1%	1%
Non-Hispanic Asian	794	10%	9%
Non-Hispanic Black	548	7%	4%
Non-Hispanic White	4,097	50%	68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	121	1%	1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	1	0%	4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race	160	2%	NA
Total with Race/Ethnicity Available	8,146	100%
Unknown Race/Ethnicity (Percent out of Total Cases)	4,831	37%	NA
Total Number of Cases	12,977	100%

* Out of total with reported race/ethnicity

Deaths by Race/Ethnicity

Race/Ethnicity	Deaths	Percent of Deaths *Out of total with reported race/ethnicity	Percent of Total WA Population
Hispanic	48	8%	13%
Non-Hispanic American Indian or Alaska Native	6	1%	1%
Non-Hispanic Asian	65	10%	9%
Non-Hispanic Black	18	3%	4%
Non-Hispanic White	475	75%	68%
Non-Hispanic Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	4	1%	1%
Non-Hispanic Multiracial	8	1%	4%
Non-Hispanic Other Race	13	2%	NA
Total with Race/Ethnicity Available	637	100%
Unknown Race/Ethnicity (Percent out of Total Deaths)	86	12%	NA
Total Number of Deaths	723	100%

* Out of total with reported race/ethnicity

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