A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
On Sept. 22, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Aug. 31-Sept. 13 is 587.7. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.
Our hospitalization rate is currently 14.5 per 100,000.
Today, we confirmed 231 COVID-19 cases and 1 new death, a man in his 70s from Tacoma.
Our totals are 78,694 cases (PCR = 70,021, antigen = 8,673) and 752 deaths.
Today, the state temporarily paused updates of positive percentage rate of COVID-19 tests. The state’s focus on processing positive tests led to a backlog of negative tests and the potential for inaccuracies in percentage positive rate. Because we use state data, we can’t update our testing dashboard. Updates should resume on Oct. 31.
Find more information on:
- Case counts, hospitalizations, testing and other metrics.
- Vaccination metrics.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- Getting a COVID-19 test.
- Childcare and schools.
