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Pierce County COVID-19 data update confirmed September 27

The Suburban Times September 28, 2021

A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.

On Sept. 27, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 3-16 is 564.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.

Our hospitalization rate is currently 12.1 per 100,000.

Today, we confirmed 374 COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths:

  • A man in his 60s from Graham.
  • A woman in her 50s from Spanaway.
  • A man in his 50s from Graham.

On Saturday we confirmed 586 cases. On Sunday we confirmed 305 cases.

About 1/3 of Saturday’s cases came from a lab backlog. They go back about a month.

Our totals are 81,118 cases (PCR = 72,220, antigen = 8,898) and 761 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.

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  1. Mona Peterson says

    September 29, 2021 at 9:20 am

    How many of these were VACCINATED?

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