Washington passes 7,900 COVID-19 cases, reaches 338 deaths
The Washington State Department of Health reported 393 new COVID-19 cases and 28 additional deaths on Sunday.
Statewide totals are up to 7,984 cases and 338 deaths, up from 7,591 cases and 310 deaths on Saturday.
King County continues to be the hardest hit, with 3,158 cases and 208 deaths, while Snohomish County has 1,486 cases and 47 deaths. Pierce County reported a total 688 cases and 10 deaths.
Of the state’s 39 counties, 37 have reported cases, with Benton (166), Clark (145), Island (132), King (3,158), Pierce (536), Skagit (159), Snohomish (159), Spokane (199), Whatcom (142) and Yakima (316) all reporting more than 100 cases. Fifteen counties have reported at least one virus-related death.
There are 1,018 cases that have not been assigned to a county.
Washington has now tested 91,375 people, with positive results at 9% and 4.2% of positive cases resulting in death.
The DOH announced Friday it would change how COVID-19 case information appears on its website. The DOH partnered with Microsoft’s Al for Health team to make a visual dashboard that shows data reported by local health departments, health care facilities and labs throughout the state.
“This dashboard helps us communicate trends and data in a way that makes it much easier for the public to understand,” DOH Chief Information Officer Jennifer McNamara said in a release. “We know how much the public values this information and appreciate the partnership with Microsoft to make this possible.”
The new dashboard is intended to “increase timelines, accuracy and speed of data reporting to the public.” It reports cases, lab tests and deaths as of 11:59 p.m. the previous day. The DOH will report new information to Microsoft each day, which will then update the dashboard.
This story was originally published April 5, 2020 at 5:14 PM with the headline "Washington passes 7,900 COVID-19 cases, reaches 338 deaths."
