A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
On Aug. 25, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 3-Aug. 16 is 580.9. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.
Our hospitalization rate is currently 13.0 per 100,000.
Today, we confirmed 179 COVID-19 cases and 4 new deaths:
- A man in his 80s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 50s from Graham.
- A man in his 70s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 50s Southwest Pierce County.
Our totals are 60,513 cases and 653 deaths.
Find more information on:
- Case counts, hospitalizations, testing and other metrics.
- Vaccination metrics.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- Getting a COVID-19 test.
- Childcare and schools.
