Lauren Kirschman: Coronavirus updates: State passes 258k cases; Inslee announces new plan
News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash. 1/6/2021 Lauren Kirschman, The News Tribune (Tacoma, Wash.)
Jan. 6 Updated at 8:45 a.m.
The Washington state Department of Health reported 2,337 new cases of COVID-19 and 59 deaths Tuesday.
Pierce County reported 210 cases Tuesday and five new deaths. Pierce County has a total of 312 deaths likely caused by COVID-19 as of Tuesday, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus are at 258,767 cases and 3,541 deaths. The case total includes 10,187 cases listed as probable. Those numbers are up from 256,430 cases and 3,482 deaths on Monday. DOH revises previous case and death counts daily.
218 inmates positive for COVID-19 at Larch Corrections Center By Associated Press/The Columbian
Published: January 6, 2021, 8:10am
Share: More than 200 inmates at Larch Correctional Facility have tested positive for COVID-19. (The Columbian files)
YACOLT State officials say more than 200 inmates at Larch Corrections Center in rural eastern Clark County have tested positive for COVID-19.
The Washington State Department of Corrections in a bulletin released Thursday said Larch Correction Center had six incarcerated individuals that tested positive for COVID-19. In the bulletin released this week, the prison reported 218 inmates had tested positive.
The prison near Yacolt has a capacity of 480 inmates.
State officials said all inmates who tested positive are being housed together to reduce the spread of the virus, which is standard protocol.
A second employee with the Washington State Department of Corrections has died of COVID-19.Â
According to DOC, Correctional Officer David Christensen of the Stafford Creek Corrections Center in Aberdeen passed away on Tuesday. He was 62.Â
Christensen first worked for DOC from 2015-2017 and rejoined the department in May of 2020.Â
âIt is with deep sadness that we announce the loss of Correctional Officer David Christensen due to COVID-19, said Secretary of Corrections Stephen Sinclair, Our hearts go out to Officer Christensenâs grieving family and honor the sacrifice they have made.â
The Department will review Officer Christensenâs death as a possible line of duty death.
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A video display at Space Needle shows visitors what a virtual display of the landmark s usual in-person fireworks display on New Year s Eve will look like when it is streamed on the internet, Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2020, in Seattle. The coronavirus scourge that dominated the 2020 is also looming over New Year s festivities and forcing officials worldwide to tone them down. From New York s Times Square to Sydney Harbor, big public blowouts are being turned into TV-only shows and digital events. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
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