Allison Needles: Tacoma kids are headed back to school. Is the district prepared to keep them COVID free?
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/15/2021 Allison Needles, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 15 Sitting at a desk in a classroom at Mary Lyon Elementary on Tuesday, fourth grader Tristan Hopkins said he prefers to learn at school rather than at home.
He got straight to the point. I hate this coronavirus, and I just want to be in normal school, he said.
Hopkins is one of about 20 students currently attending school in-person at Mary Lyon Elementary in Tacoma.
Tacoma Public Schools has been operating schools since October for more than 700 students needing special education services, in accordance with state COVID-19 guidelines.
Jan. 12 Pierce County reported 143 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday. Five additional deaths were reported. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department reported the case count is "likely an undercount due to a lab processing delay with the state reporting system." The county's totals are now 28,725 cases and 339 deaths since the first confirmed case was reported in March. The latest deaths, all with .
Jan. 11 Pierce County reported 296 new COVID-19 cases Monday. Four additional deaths were reported. The latest deaths involved: A South Hill man in his 80s; it is unknown whether he had underlying health conditions. A Lake Tapps/Sumner woman in her 80s with underlying health conditions. An East Pierce County man in his 70s; it is unknown if he had underlying health conditions. A Tacoma .
Jan. 10 Pierce County reported 293 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. No additional deaths were reported. The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wrote on Twitter it has also discovered 82 duplicate cases from Saturday's count. The correct count for Saturday is 291. There were also 51 duplicates discovered from the Dec. 28 and 29 reports which have been removed from the totals. "We continue to .
Lauren Smith: Coronavirus updates: Pierce County reports 101 new cases, 2 deaths
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 12/31/2020 Lauren Smith, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Dec. 28 This page includes coronavirus developments around Washington state for Monday, Dec. 28.
Pierce County reports 101 new COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
Updated 2:30 p.m.
Pierce County reported 101 new COVID-19 cases Monday, though holiday-related delays resulted in lower than expected cases today, the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department wrote on Twitter.
Two additional deaths a Tacoma man in his 80s and a Tacoma woman in her 90s were also reported. Both had underlying health conditions.
The county s totals are now at 24,569 cases and 283 deaths since the first confirmed case was reported in March.