COVID-19 Data Dashboard

Website Last Updated 12:04 PM 5/24/2023
Data shown as of previous day at 11:59 pm PT.
 

On May 17, 2023, DOH implemented a new definition that changes how we track COVID-19 deaths on the COVID-19 Data Dashboard and in published reports. The new definition for COVID-19 deaths results in some adjustments to death counts and rates, but overall changes are minimal. The new definition is more accurate and creates standardization in COVID-19 death classification moving forward.

Summary Data Tables

Cumulative Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by County
County Cases Hospitalizations Deaths
Adams 5685 370 51
Asotin 5729 286 83
Benton 62685 3179 545
Chelan 24337 1175 184
Clallam 16155 908 213
Clark 113625 5645 1035
Columbia 775 81 20
Cowlitz 27583 1711 423
Douglas 13433 608 100
Ferry 1878 104 35
Franklin 37064 1404 222
Garfield 509 36 7
Grant 32499 1383 238
Grays Harbor 20719 1068 262
Island 14120 714 137
Jefferson 5119 192 43
King 559358 16505 3502
Kitsap 54106 2976 437
Kittitas 10516 393 88
Klickitat 4379 190 64
Lewis 21090 1758 289
Lincoln 2746 165 34
Mason 16099 913 188
Okanogan 11024 635 148
Pacific 4868 253 78
Pend Oreille 3010 200 49
Pierce 249328 9748 1652
San Juan 2042 87 5
Skagit 29262 1349 286
Skamania 1822 67 21
Snohomish 209020 9352 1452
Spokane 157037 9247 1664
Stevens 10278 765 191
Thurston 64550 3404 557
Wahkiakum 645 50 14
Walla Walla 19347 1073 176
Whatcom 49759 2433 401
Whitman 10234 934 99
Yakima 84417 3599 866
Unassigned 3174 62 16
Statewide 1960026 85022 15875
Rates of Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by County

Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.

Rates per 100,000 Population of Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by County.

County 7-Day Case Rate 14-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate 7-Day Death Rate
Adams 0 4.9 0 0
Asotin 30.9 92.8 0 0
Benton 12.6 25.8 1.9 1
Chelan 6.3 12.6 1.3 0
Clallam 13 37.8 1.3 1.3
Clark 17.8 35.3 1.6 1
Columbia 0 23.9 0 0
Cowlitz 8.1 20.8 0 1.8
Douglas 4.6 6.9 2.3 0
Ferry 12.6 12.6 12.6 0
Franklin 10.3 13.4 0 0
Garfield 0 0 0 0
Grant 15 37 2 0
Grays Harbor 12 32.1 2.7 0
Island 15.2 47.9 3.5 0
Jefferson 37.3 65.2 0 0
King 18.4 39.1 2.5 0.2
Kitsap 14 37.8 5.1 0.4
Kittitas 10.4 14.5 4.2 0
Klickitat 8.8 8.8 0 0
Lewis 16.2 24.9 5 0
Lincoln 0 18.1 0 0
Mason 16.8 38.1 4.6 3
Okanogan 7 25.5 4.6 0
Pacific 0 9.2 0 0
Pend Oreille 14.4 14.4 7.2 0
Pierce 20.3 46.6 1 0.4
San Juan 28.8 28.8 0 0
Skagit 26.1 50.6 3.1 0
Skamania 0 16.4 0 0
Snohomish 17 38.2 2 0.1
Spokane 19.5 38.3 2.1 0
Stevens 17.4 21.8 2.2 0
Thurston 20.6 49.8 1.7 0.3
Wahkiakum 0 23.8 0 0
Walla Walla 14.4 35.2 0 0
Whatcom 12.7 25.9 4.8 0.9
Whitman 9.9 21.8 2 0
Yakima 8.9 17 0.8 0.8
Unassigned        
Statewide 17.2 37.3 2.2 0.4
Rates of Cases and Hospitalizations by Age

Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.

Age 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate
Age 0-4 16.3  
Age 5-11 4.9 0
Age 12-17 4.7 0
Age 18-34 13.9  
Age 35-49 15.1 1.3
Age 50-64 17.1 1.9
Age 65-79 28.8 5.8
Age 80+ 64.1 19.9
Rates of Cases and Hospitalizations by Sex
Sex 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate
Female 18.6 2.4
Male 15.3  
Rates of Cases and Hospitalizations by Race and Ethnicity

Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.

Race/Ethnicity Group 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate
American Indian Alaska Native* 20  
Asian* 14.7  
Black* 15.6 4.6
Hispanic 10.7  
Multiple Races/Another Race* 8.9  
Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander* 23.3  
White* 13.6 1.9
*Non-Hispanic
Hospital Occupancy and Ventilator Use

Every day, acute care hospitals in Washington report their COVID-19 patient occupancy to the Department of Health through WA-HEALTH, a hospital data collection system developed in partnership with the Washington State Hospital Association. The table below shows the total number of hospital beds occupied by patients with confirmed COVID-19, and a subset of patients on ventilators. Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.

Date Daily Statewide COVID-19 Hospital Occupancy Confirmed COVID-19 Patients on Ventilators
5/4/2023 235 <10
5/5/2023 231 10
5/6/2023 227 <10
5/7/2023 227 <10
5/8/2023 216 12
5/9/2023 219 14
5/10/2023 221 <10
5/11/2023 206 12
5/12/2023 211 10
5/13/2023 223 10
5/14/2023 215 <10
5/15/2023 220 <10
5/16/2023 192 <10
5/17/2023 196 10
Healthcare System Readiness by Region

Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.

Region Percent ICU Occupancy Percent ICU Occupancy by COVID Patients Percent Hospital Occupancy Percent Hospital Occupancy by COVID Patients
East 75.80% 2.70% 82.70% 1.30%
North 82.50% 2.60% 92.40% 3%
North Central 86.80% 5.60% 76.30% 1.30%
Northwest 92% 4% 94% 5.90%
Puget Sound 84.70% 0.70% 93.70% 2.30%
South Central 53.60% 0% 76.10% 0.50%
Southwest 96.60% 2.60% 96.90% 5%
West 71.20% 0.80% 86.50% 1%

Reports

Modeling Situation Reports

DOH partners with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, University of Washington and the Microsoft AI for Health program to develop modeling situation reports monthly. Previous situation reports in partnership with the Institute for Disease Modeling (IDM) can be found on IDM's COVID-19 Reports page.

Roadmap to Recovery Reports

Roadmap to Recovery reports and data downloads prior to March 11, 2021

Behavioral Health Reports
Report Archive

The following reports have been discontinued. Below are the final published reports.

Technical Notes

Dashboard update schedule

Effective November 2, 2022, DOH updates the COVID-19 dashboard on Wednesdays only.

Time delays and lags

Time delays occur in our reporting of cases, hospitalizations, deaths, and vaccinations due to processing and reporting differences between data sources including laboratory capacities and case reporting processes. The data reporting is incomplete until we receive 90% of the cases, hospitalizations, or deaths for the time-period reported on the dashboard.

Vaccinations

When health care providers in Washington state (including hospitals, pharmacies, and primary care providers) give a patient a COVID-19 vaccine, they are required to report it to the Washington State Immunization Information System (WAIIS) within 24 hours. Most vaccination data should appear on this dashboard within seven days of vaccine administration.

Health care providers started reporting COVID-19 vaccines to the WAIIS on December 11, 2020, when the first Emergency Use Authorization was given. The J&J (Janssen)vaccine was added to the list of authorized vaccines in February 2021. The first doses of J&J (Janssen) were administered March 3, 2021, and data for these doses was included on the dashboard beginning March 10, 2021. As of October 2021, Emergency Use Authorization was given for children 5 through 11 years of age. As of June 2022, Emergency Use Authorization was given for children 6 months through 4 years of age.

The “doses given” data on the dashboard includes all COVID-19 vaccinations reported to the WAIIS since the first Emergency Use Authorization was given (December 11, 2020). Any doses given to people less than 6 months of age will be excluded from data on people vaccinated. This is based on the current minimum approved age for vaccination and will be adjusted as the approved age expands.

Number of infections

Public health experts agree that the true number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in Washington greatly exceeds those who have received positive, laboratory-confirmed results. It is very difficult to know exactly how many people in Washington have been infected to date, since a significant number of people with COVID-19 experience only mild illness or no symptoms.

Cases

Effective December 16, 2020, case and hospitalization counts include both confirmed and probable cases. Confirmed cases include individuals who received a positive molecular test result for COVID-19. Probable cases are individuals who received a positive antigen test result for COVID-19 from a provider, but no positive molecular test result. Individuals who receive a positive antigen test from a self-administered, over-the-counter antigen test (home test) are considered “Suspected” cases and not included in the case count per CDC reporting guidelines. Our dashboard includes antigen test results dating back to June 2020, when these were first reported in Washington.

Case Rate 14-day

The trend in case rate refers to the trend in 14-day rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. It is calculated by dividing the number of cases with a specimen collection date during a 14-day period by the state population (county population is used in county view) and multiplying by 100,000:

Number of cases with a specimen collection date during a 14-day period :over:
Population
X :times: 100,000

Case Rate 7-day

The trend in case rate refers to the trend in 7-day rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 population. It is calculated by dividing the number of cases with a specimen collection date during a 7-day period by the state population (county population is used in county view) and multiplying by 100,000:

Number of cases with a specimen collection date during a 7-day period :over:
Population
X :times: 100,000

Hospitalizations

A “COVID-19 hospitalization” is a Washington resident who is listed in the Washington Disease Reporting System (WDRS) or the Rapid Health Information Network (RHINO) records as hospitalized with confirmed or probable COVID-19.

Beginning April 30, 2021, DOH began using data entered into WDRS to assign the earliest hospital admission date. If an investigator doesn't provide a hospital admission date, we will use the earliest hospital admission date from RHINO. Prior to April 30, 2021, we assigned the earliest hospital admission date whether it originated from WDRS or RHINO.

Hospitalization Rate

The trend in hospitalization rate refers to the trend in the 7-day rate of new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 population. It is calculated by dividing the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations with a hospital admission date within a 7-day period by the state population (county population is used in county view) and multiplying by 100,000:

Number of hospitalizations with an admission date during the 7-day period :over:
Population
X :times: 100,000

Deaths

Death counts on our dashboard reflect deaths in our official vital records database, which is called the Washington Health and Life Events System (WHALES). If COVID-19 is later ruled out as the official cause of death, we will remove these deaths from our dashboard. We do not report preliminary death information recorded in other systems.

Death Rate

The trend in death rate refers to the trend in 7-day rate of new COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 population. It is calculated by dividing the number of COVID-19 deaths with a death date within a 7-day period by the state population (county population is used in county view) and multiplying by 100,000:

Number of deaths with a date of death during the 7-day period :over:
Population
X :times: 100,000

Hospital Use

WA HEALTH is Washington's Healthcare, Emergency and Logistics Tracking Hub. Washington's acute care hospitals use WA HEALTH to submit information to DOH regarding resources available to care for Washington residents.

WA HEALTH is a dynamic data collection system that receives data from hospitals daily as information is available. We consider the most recent 6 days of data to be “incomplete” because it takes up to 6 days for data collection, quality checks, and reporting. Dashboard metrics are attributed to the geographic location of facilities, not a patient’s area of residence.

Hospital Admission Rate

The hospital admission rate refers to the trend in the 7-day rate of new COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 population. It is calculated by dividing the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations with a hospital admission date within a 7-day period by the state population (region and ACH population is used with Slicers) and multiplying by 100,000:

Number of hospital admissions with an admission date during the 7-day period :over:
State population
X :times: 100,000

Percent Hospital Occupancy

The percent hospital occupancy metric refers to the 7-day average percent occupancy of all adult staffed acute care beds. This metric is calculated by adding the number of adult acute care hospital beds in use during the most recent 7-day period, then dividing by the sum of staffed adult acute care beds during the same period, and multiplying by 100:

Number of acute care beds occupied during the 7-day period :over:
Hospital staffed beds during the 7-day period
X :times: 100

Percent Hospital Occupancy by COVID-19 Patients

The percent hospital occupancy metric refers to the average percent of adults in the hospital with confirmed COVID-19 over a 7-day period. This metric is calculated by dividing the total number of adults with COVID-19 in the hospital by the total number of staffed adult acute care hospital beds, and multiplying by 100:

Number of hospital beds occupied by COVID-19 patients during the 7-day period :over:
Hospital staffed beds during the 7-day period
X :times: 100

Percent ICU Occupancy

The percent ICU occupancy metric refers to the average percent occupancy of all ICU-staffed beds during a 7-day period. This metric is calculated by adding the number of adult ICU beds in use during the most recent 7-day period, then dividing by the sum of staffed adult ICU beds during the same period, and multiplying by 100:

Number of ICU beds occupied during the 7-day period :over:
ICU staffed beds during the 7-day period
X :times: 100

Percent ICU Occupancy by COVID-19 Patients

The percent ICU COVID-19 occupancy metric refers to the average percent of adults in the ICU with confirmed COVID-19 over a 7-day period. This metric is calculated by dividing the total number of adults with COVID-19 in the ICU by the total number of adult ICU beds and multiplying by 100:

Number of ICU beds occupied by COVID-19 patients during the 7-day period :over:
ICU staffed beds during the 7-day period
X :times: 100

Population

On September 15, 2021, DOH changed the way we calculate the age-specific rates of cases and hospitalizations shown on the Demographics tab. These rates were calculated by taking the total number of cases and hospitalizations reported in each age range and dividing by the total state population. To increase accuracy, we now divide by the number of Washingtonians in each age range. This change resulted in minor changes to existing trends and a one-time, artificial increase in the rates reported across all age groups.

Metrics calculated using population denominators may have changed slightly April 12, 2021. On that date, DOH used Washington Office of Financial Management 2020 estimates to update population estimates on the DOH dashboards (April 1 official population estimates | Office of Financial Management (wa.gov)).