Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release.
On Dec. 3, our 14-day case rate per 100,000 for Nov. 10-23 is 303.3. The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.
Our hospitalization rate is currently 7.6 per 100,000.
Today, we confirmed 242 COVID-19 cases and 3 new deaths:
- A man in his 70s from Parkland.
- A man in his 40s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 60s from South Hill.
Our totals are 97,599 cases (PCR = 86,828 antigen = 10,771) and 942 deaths.
Soon, we’ll begin reporting most COVID-19 data once a week. We organized it into 3 buckets:
- Tuesday: Cases, deaths, hospitalizations and demographics.
- Wednesday: Vaccines.
- Thursday: Outbreaks, including schools, businesses and long-term care facilities.
You can read more about these changes in our blog: It’s time to rethink how to best bring you relevant COVID-19 data.
Find more information on:
- Case counts, hospitalizations, vaccination and other metrics.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- Getting a COVID-19 test.
- Childcare and schools.
