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Here are the latest COVID-19 numbers confirmed Wednesday in Washington state

Craig Sailor
·2 min read

The Washington state Department of Health reported 14,085 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday.

Statewide totals from the illness caused by the coronavirus were 1,119,228 cases and 10,230 deaths. The case total included 134,861 infections listed as probable.

Due to a surge in COVID-19 cases, DOH said it’s behind in reporting numbers. Deaths were not updated Wednesday. The state revises preliminary data on a daily basis until it’s considered confirmed.

Washington’s population is estimated at about 7.7 million, according to the latest U.S. Census figures.

Hospitalization

During Jan. 7-13, the most recent period with complete data, 28.4 percent of staffed intensive care unit (ICU) beds in Washington were occupied by COVID-19 patients. Preliminary data showed that number climbing to 30.9 percent through Tuesday. Out of all staffed ICU beds, 92 percent were occupied Tuesday.

Acute care hospitals in Washington reported a total of 2,272 COVID-19 patients occupying beds Tuesday with 165 on ventilators.

Case rates

For the past seven days, Washington has had an upward trending case rate of 1,494 per 100,000 people.

The national rate for the same period was 1,592 per 100,000, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Vaccine

According to DOH, 63.2 percent of the total state population has been fully vaccinated against COVID-19.

On the national level, 63.1 percent of the population has been fully vaccinated, according to CDC statistics.

U.S. and world numbers

There have been more than 68.4 million confirmed coronavirus cases and 857,665 deaths from the virus in the United States as of Wednesday, according to Johns Hopkins University. The United States has the highest total number of reported cases and deaths of any nation.

More than 5.56 million people have died from the disease worldwide. Global cases exceed 336 million.

Testing

On Sept. 15, DOH stopped updating testing statistics on its website because it was having difficulty processing an increase in data. On Jan. 3, the agency said the halt in updating will continue through February 2022.