Pandemic blog: Covid updates in Seattle and Washington state at 2:21 pm This post includes news about Covid-19 in the Seattle area and Washington state. It will be updated throughout the week. 61.4% of eligible Washingtonians (ages 12 and up) are fully vaccinated. Since children are not yet eligible for a Covid shot, this means Washington state is 52.3% fully vaccinated. 6,097 Covid-19 related deaths; 430,103 confirmed cases; 40,230 probable cases; and a 1.3% death rate among positive cases in Washington state since the beginning of the pandemic in 2020. Compared to white people and Asian people, the rate of Covid cases, hospitalizations, and deaths has been higher for Black, Hispanic, and Native Washingtonians, compared to their share of the state's population.