King County Coronavirus Cases Surpass 8,000; 554 Dead
SEATTLE, WA —King County public health officials reported 29 new cases of the coronavirus and two more deaths linked to COVID-19 Friday afternoon.
The new numbers bring King County's total death toll to 554, or about 6.9 percent of all patients who had the virus. Lab tests have confirmed 8,006 infections in King County since the crisis began.
The latest deaths related to the virus in King County were reported in Bothell and Seattle.
Across the state, the Department of Health added 307 new coronavirus cases and five additional deaths to its count Friday, bringing the official tally to 21,071 illnesses and 1,111 deaths. According to the state data, 6.1 percent of tests have returned positive among 348,233 Washingtonians tested.
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