A press release from Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
On Oct. 6, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Sept. 13-26 is 548.6. 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 403 COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths:
- A man in his 50s from Parkland.
- A woman in her 70s from Parkland.
- A woman in her 80s from Parkland.
Our totals are 83,772 cases (PCR = 74,469, antigen = 9,303) and 786 deaths.
Today, updated our COVID-19 data page with a new dashboard and a cleaner, easier to navigate design. The new “At a Glance” dashboard will show the latest key information such as case rate, hospitalization rate, outbreak numbers and vaccination percentage. All other dashboards and data tables remain, but more easily accessed. Case and vaccination data will now be on the same page.
Find more information on:
- Case counts, hospitalizations, testing and other metrics.
- Vaccination metrics.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- Getting a COVID-19 test.
- Childcare and schools.
This is very sad,I read this daily .We were at the position where for several days there would be NO deaths,and now we’re back in the position of having several daily….and they’re getting younger…. PLEASE GET VACCINATED….