1,493 people have died, unchanged since Friday 5,590 people have been hospitalized, 17 more than yesterday’s total 1,009,048 people have been tested, 292 more than yesterday’s total
One week ago, those totals were 91,715/1,483/5,449/992,006.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 142 million cases, 3,029,000 deaths – 567,000 in the U.S. See the other stats – nation by nation – here.
TESTING IN WEST SEATTLE: As reported over the weekend, Saturday was the last day for COVID-19 testing at the city-run “hub” in the
Southwest Athletic Complex parking lot, which is now a vaccinations-only site. City Councilmember
Lisa Herbold said at today’s council briefing meeting that the mayor’s office told her they’re working on a new testing provider somewhere else and will have more news on that in May.
Tonight’s local/state pandemic toplines:
ELIGIBILITY EVE: Thursday’s the day all those months of often-confusing vaccine-eligibility rules end – everyone 16 and up in our state is eligible. That means 1.5 million more people eligible, according to the state’s newest vaccination-situation report.
J&J VACCINE STATUS: The special FDA committee reviewing the situation of a rare possible side effect decided Wednesday to keep the
NEWEST KING COUNTY NUMBERS: From the
Seattle-King County Public Health daily-summary dashboard, the cumulative totals – note that the source page mentions a data adjustment, which might explain the fluctuating numbers: 92,158 people have tested positive, 356 more than yesterday’s total
91,802 people have tested positive, 87 more than yesterday’s total 1,485 people have died, 2 more than yesterday’s total 5,458 people have been hospitalized, 9 more than yesterday’s total 992,402 people have been tested, 396 more than yesterday’s total
One week ago, the totals were 89,743/1,475/5,398/986,092.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
NATIONAL/WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 137.4 million cases worldwide, 31.3 million of them in the U.S. – see other nation-by-nation stats by going here.
PANDEMIC BRIEFING: At 8:30 am tomorrow online, state health officials will present their weekly briefing and media Q&A. Watch the livestream here.
LOOKING FOR A VACCINATION APPOINTMENT? Thursday’s the day everyone is eligible; here’s our ongoing list:
89,743 people have tested positive, 100 more than yesterday’s total 1,475 people have died, 3 more than yesterday’s total 5,398 people have been hospitalized, 17 more than yesterday’s total 986,092 people have been tested, 4,909 more than yesterday’s total
One week ago, the totals were 87,726/1,462/5,333/969,362.
STATEWIDE NUMBERS: See them here.
NATIONAL/WORLDWIDE NUMBERS: 132.3 million cases worldwide, 30.8 million of them in the U.S. – see other nation-by-nation stats by going here.
PANDEMIC BRIEFING: At 2 pm tomorrow online, state health officials will present their weekly briefing and media Q&A. Watch the livestream here.
CITY’S BIGGEST VAX WEEK EVER:The city says it’ll vaccinate more people this week than any other so far – 30,000 doses.