Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department press release.
We continue to see evidence this wave has peaked. The 14-day case rates on the state dashboard may increase because of the state’s reporting delays. But our recent data shows the beginning of a decline.
Still, our cases are among the highest we’ve ever seen. And we’re reporting 46 deaths this week. We expect hospitalizations and deaths will continue to increase in the weeks ahead because they usually lag case counts.
This week, the state DOH started updating its COVID-19 dashboards Monday, Wednesday and Friday instead of Monday-Friday. You can find the state dashboard and Pierce County case information on our data page.
On Jan. 25, our current 14-day case rate per 100,000 is 3,494.9 for Dec. 29-Jan. 11, which is:
- 14.6% higher than the last 2 -week period (date range: Dec. 26-Jan. 8).
The 14-day case rate offers the most reliable look at COVID-19 disease burden on Pierce County.
Our current 7-day hospitalization rate per 100,000 is 36.5 for Jan. 5-11, which is:
- 7.6% lower than the previously reported 7-day period (date range Jan. 2-8).
We confirmed 6,736 cases of COVID-19 for Jan. 16-22 and 46 new deaths:
- A man in his 70s from Key Peninsula.
- A woman in her 60s from Parkland.
- A man in his 50s from East Pierce County.
- A man in his 80s from Central Pierce County.
- A woman in her 50s from South Hill.
- A woman in her 70s from Lake Tapps/Sumner.
- A man in his 60s from Puyallup.
- A man in his 70s from Central Pierce County.
- A man in his 70s from South Pierce County.
- A man in his 50s from Lakewood.
- A woman in her 80s from Graham.
- A woman in her 80s from Puyallup.
- A man in his 70s from Spanaway.
- A man in his 70s from East Pierce County.
- A man in his 40s from Tacoma.
- A woman in her 60s from University Place.
- A man in his 90s from Lakewood.
- A woman in her 80s from Puyallup.
- A woman in her 70s from Lakewood.
- A woman in her 80s from Puyallup.
- A man in his 50s from South Hill.
- A woman in her 70s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 80s from East Pierce County.
- A woman in her 70s from South Hill.
- A woman in her 80s from Spanaway.
- A woman in her 80s from South Hill.
- A man in his 60s from East Pierce County.
- A man in his 60s from Gig Harbor.
- A woman in her 90s from Edgewood/Fife/Milton.
- A man in his 80s from Graham.
- A man in his 70s from Central Pierce County.
- A woman in her 70s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 70s from South Hill.
- A woman in her 50s from Tacoma.
- A woman in her 80s from Bonney Lake.
- A woman in her 60s from Tacoma.
- A woman in her 60s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 60s from South Hill.
- A woman in her 70s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 90s from Tacoma.
- A man in his 60s from Puyallup.
- A woman in her 70s from Lake Tapps/Sumner.
- A woman in her 80s from Gig Harbor.
- A man in his 90s from Frederickson.
- A man in his 90s from Lakewood.
- A man in his 60s from Tacoma.
We record these deaths in our cases dashboard on our data page which reflects the date of death.
Pierce County’s total COVID-19 count is 155,442 cases and 1,062 deaths. Our average cases per day over the past 7 days ending Jan. 22 is 962.
In the last 2 weeks:
- 28.1% of our cases are younger than 20 years old. People in that age group make up 26.4% of Pierce County’s population.
- 24.7% of our cases are ages 20-34. That age group makes up 26.5% of our population.
- 24.0% of our cases are ages 35-49. That age group makes up 18.9% of our population.
- 23.2% of our cases are ages 50 or older. That age group makes up 35% of our population.
Find more information on cases, hospitalizations, deaths and related demographics at tpchd.org/covid19cases. Click on each heading to see tables, maps and dashboards.
Find more information on:
- Case counts, hospitalizations, vaccination and other metrics.
- COVID-19 vaccines.
- Getting a COVID-19 test.
- Childcare and schools.
