A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
On Sept. 28, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 6-19 is 567.0. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.
Our hospitalization rate is currently 11.0 per 100,000.
Today, we confirmed 435 COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths:
- A man in his 60s from Puyallup.
- A woman in her 50s from Tacoma.
- A woman in her 60s from Tacoma.
Our totals are 81,559 cases (PCR = 72,612, antigen = 8,947) and 764 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.
