Website Last Updated 1:14 PM 4/19/2023
Data shown as of previous day at 11:59 pm PT.
Dashboard Data Notes
Wednesday, April 19, 2023: A reporting issue on the Hospital Use section is impacting a small number of acute care hospitals. Hospital and ICU total occupancy data from this section should be interpreted with caution.
Summary Data Tables
- Cumulative Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by County
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County Cases Hospitalizations Deaths Adams 5678 367 45 Asotin 5681 284 86 Benton 62552 3162 549 Chelan 24310 1167 198 Clallam 16035 895 217 Clark 113201 5589 1095 Columbia 772 81 19 Cowlitz 27530 1696 436 Douglas 13421 606 91 Ferry 1862 103 34 Franklin 37025 1400 228 Garfield 509 36 7 Grant 32234 1370 242 Grays Harbor 20658 1052 257 Island 14030 703 132 Jefferson 5048 186 36 King 556908 16212 3602 Kitsap 53774 2915 442 Kittitas 10492 388 95 Klickitat 4370 190 61 Lewis 21035 1742 300 Lincoln 2738 164 31 Mason 16038 899 189 Okanogan 11011 631 142 Pacific 4877 252 80 Pend Oreille 3002 197 45 Pierce 248323 9696 1625 San Juan 2034 87 3 Skagit 29098 1337 280 Skamania 1815 67 18 Snohomish 208055 9228 1498 Spokane 156472 9153 1724 Stevens 10241 758 171 Thurston 64171 3361 536 Wahkiakum 645 51 12 Walla Walla 19278 1070 178 Whatcom 49606 2396 384 Whitman 10178 934 104 Yakima 84299 3583 872 Unassigned 3086 55 6 Statewide 1952092 84063 16070
- Rates of Cases, Hospitalizations and Deaths by County
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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 4.9 24.4 14.7 0 Asotin 35.3 57.4 0 0 Benton 24.3 46.2 1.9 1 Chelan 11.3 35.1 1.3 0 Clallam 46.9 88.6 13 0 Clark 39.1 77.9 3.6 0.8 Columbia 0 23.9 0 23.9 Cowlitz 13.6 38.9 1.8 0 Douglas 11.4 29.7 0 0 Ferry 37.9 37.9 0 0 Franklin 18.6 39.3 0 0 Garfield 0 0 0 0 Grant 76.9 168.8 2 0 Grays Harbor 32.1 49.5 2.7 0 Island 8.2 23.4 1.2 2.3 Jefferson 31.1 99.4 0 3.1 King 31.4 68.6 2.5 0.6 Kitsap 49.2 90.4 8.4 1.1 Kittitas 0 16.6 8.3 0 Klickitat 35.1 39.5 4.4 0 Lewis 19.9 37.4 7.5 0 Lincoln 36.2 117.6 0 0 Mason 30.5 65.5 4.6 1.5 Okanogan 46.4 153 2.3 0 Pacific 4.6 27.5 0 0 Pend Oreille 36.1 57.8 21.7 7.2 Pierce 30.4 65.2 1.4 0.4 San Juan 23.1 40.4 0 0 Skagit 16.1 39.9 1.5 1.5 Skamania 24.5 40.9 8.2 8.2 Snohomish 36.6 72.6 4.9 0.5 Spokane 50.1 108.9 6.9 0.6 Stevens 17.4 41.4 2.2 0 Thurston 22.3 47.4 3.1 0.3 Wahkiakum 0 0 0 0 Walla Walla 25.6 39.9 0 0 Whatcom 15.4 36.8 4.4 0 Whitman 27.7 41.6 4 0 Yakima 23.6 44.2 3.9 0 Unassigned Statewide 32 67.6 3.5 0.6
- Rates of Cases, Hospitalizations and Testing by Age
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Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.
Age 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate 7-Day Testing Rate 7-Day Percent Positivity Age 0-4 25.6 529.9 5.2 Age 5-11 9.1 328.9 2.7 Age 12-17 241.3 Age 18-34 31.4 1 402.3 8.1 Age 35-49 31.4 1.4 437.1 6.9 Age 50-64 30.3 2.4 429 6.7 Age 65-79 48.5 9.6 648.1 7.7 Age 80+ 103.3 33 1230.9 8.5 Unknown
- Cases, Hospitalizations and Testing by Sex
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Sex 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate 7-Day Testing Rate 7-Day Percent Positivity Female 35.2 3.7 511.3 6.9 Male 27.6 410.7 6.7 Unknown 16.4
- Cases, Hospitalizations and Testing by Race and Ethnicity
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Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.
*Non-HispanicRace/Ethnicity Group 7-Day Case Rate 7-Day Hospitalization Rate 7-Day Testing Rate 7-Day Percent Positivity American Indian Alaska Native* 81 436.7 8.9 Asian* 23.1 1.5 382.3 5.9 Black* 32.1 656.5 5 Hispanic 24.4 272 7.4 Multiple Races/Another Race* 39.2 5.3 Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander* 41.2 381.9 8.9 White* 22.4 3.1 350.4 5.6 Unknown 9.8
- Cases and Testing by County
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Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.
County 7-Day Case Rate 14-Day Case Rate 7-Day Testing Rate Molecular 7-Day Testing Rate Molecular+Antigen 7-Day Percent Positivity Molecular 7-Day Percent Positivity Molecular+Antigen Adams 4.9 24.4 112.5 156.5 4.3 3.1 Asotin 35.3 57.4 48.6 295.9 9.1 7.5 Benton 24.3 46.2 153.1 204.2 9.8 11.9 Chelan 11.3 35.1 109.2 215.9 3.4 4.7 Clallam 46.9 88.6 595.3 819.3 7.7 5.7 Clark 39.1 77.9 150.4 174.9 16.1 18.9 Columbia 0 23.9 191.2 238.9 0 0 Cowlitz 13.6 38.9 105 162.9 7.8 7.2 Douglas 11.4 29.7 121.1 230.9 3.8 5 Ferry 37.9 37.9 278.1 303.4 0 8.3 Franklin 18.6 39.3 73.4 110.6 9.9 14 Garfield 0 0 134.8 134.8 0 0 Grant 76.9 168.8 157.8 512.3 9.5 14 Grays Harbor 32.1 49.5 220.8 255.6 10.3 10.5 Island 8.2 23.4 226.8 275.9 3.6 4.2 Jefferson 31.1 99.4 680.3 711.4 6.8 6.6 King 31.4 68.6 544.1 597 5.5 5.5 Kitsap 49.2 90.4 430.2 457.8 8.4 10 Kittitas 0 16.6 91.4 108 4.5 3.8 Klickitat 35.1 39.5 232.8 267.9 11.3 9.8 Lewis 19.9 37.4 285.4 326.5 6.6 6.1 Lincoln 36.2 117.6 425.3 443.4 4.3 6.1 Mason 30.5 65.5 290.9 432.6 6.8 7.4 Okanogan 46.4 153 220.3 364 8.4 15.9 Pacific 4.6 27.5 251.8 270.1 3.6 3.4 Pend Oreille 36.1 57.8 498.2 512.6 10.1 9.9 Pierce 30.4 65.2 487.6 524.5 6.3 6.1 San Juan 23.1 40.4 138.4 207.6 8.3 8.3 Skagit 16.1 39.9 350.3 378.7 3.5 5.3 Skamania 24.5 40.9 155.5 180 15.8 13.6 Snohomish 36.6 72.6 396.3 503.9 7 7.1 Spokane 50.1 108.9 431.9 472.1 7.3 11.3 Stevens 17.4 41.4 426.8 622.8 4.1 3.8 Thurston 22.3 47.4 275.9 360.5 6.7 6.8 Wahkiakum 0 0 23.8 23.8 0 0 Walla Walla 25.6 39.9 193.4 284.4 2.5 4.5 Whatcom 15.4 36.8 115.4 144.7 11 10.3 Whitman 27.7 41.6 87.2 97.1 27.3 24.5 Yakima 23.6 44.2 175.4 352.4 5.5 6.4 Unassigned 0.4 0.5
- Testing by County
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Data shown below are the most recent complete data available.
County Number of Molecular+Antigen Tests Number of Molecular Tests 7-Day Percent Positivity Molecular+Antigen 7-Day Percent Positivity Molecular 7-Day Testing Rate Molecular+Antigen 7-Day Testing Rate Molecular Adams 1 1 3.1 4.3 156.5 112.5 Asotin 3 0 7.5 9.1 295.9 48.6 Benton 31 26 11.9 9.8 204.2 153.1 Chelan 15 7 4.7 3.4 215.9 109.2 Clallam 39 38 5.7 7.7 819.3 595.3 Clark 91 86 18.9 16.1 174.9 150.4 Columbia 1 0 0 0 238.9 191.2 Cowlitz 17 14 7.2 7.8 162.9 105 Douglas 13 5 5 3.8 230.9 121.1 Ferry 2 2 8.3 0 303.4 278.1 Franklin 4 4 14 9.9 110.6 73.4 Garfield 0 0 0 0 134.8 134.8 Grant 45 6 14 9.5 512.3 157.8 Grays Harbor 18 13 10.5 10.3 255.6 220.8 Island 14 13 4.2 3.6 275.9 226.8 Jefferson 24 24 6.6 6.8 711.4 680.3 King 1361 1294 5.5 5.5 597 544.1 Kitsap 123 119 10 8.4 457.8 430.2 Kittitas 3 2 3.8 4.5 108 91.4 Klickitat 4 4 9.8 11.3 267.9 232.8 Lewis 31 30 6.1 6.6 326.5 285.4 Lincoln 6 6 6.1 4.3 443.4 425.3 Mason 35 21 7.4 6.8 432.6 290.9 Okanogan 10 8 15.9 8.4 364 220.3 Pacific 4 3 3.4 3.6 270.1 251.8 Pend Oreille 13 13 9.9 10.1 512.6 498.2 Pierce 474 438 6.1 6.3 524.5 487.6 San Juan 2 2 8.3 8.3 207.6 138.4 Skagit 62 60 5.3 3.5 378.7 350.3 Skamania 2 2 13.6 15.8 180 155.5 Snohomish 502 374 7.1 7 503.9 396.3 Spokane 242 218 11.3 7.3 472.1 431.9 Stevens 22 19 3.8 4.1 622.8 426.8 Thurston 142 116 6.8 6.7 360.5 275.9 Wahkiakum 0 0 0 0 23.8 23.8 Walla Walla 18 11 4.5 2.5 284.4 193.4 Whatcom 37 30 10.3 11 144.7 115.4 Whitman 1 1 24.5 27.3 97.1 87.2 Yakima 44 24 6.4 5.5 352.4 175.4 Unassigned 185 181 0.5 0.4 Statewide 3641 3215 6.9 6.3 465.3 399.2
- Hospital Occupancy and Ventilator Use
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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 3/30/2023 336 19 3/31/2023 353 18 4/1/2023 340 17 4/2/2023 337 16 4/3/2023 348 13 4/4/2023 319 14 4/5/2023 340 15 4/6/2023 319 17 4/7/2023 312 14 4/8/2023 299 13 4/9/2023 289 13 4/10/2023 302 15 4/11/2023 290 13 4/12/2023 283 14
- Healthcare System Readiness by Region
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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 82.60% 0.30% 89.30% 3% North 82.40% 0.80% 95.30% 4.20% North Central 94.80% 1.50% 75.80% 1.30% Northwest 82.10% 6.10% 84.80% 7.70% Puget Sound 88.90% 3% 93.20% 4.20% South Central 60.60% 1.30% 79.80% 1.50% Southwest 96.10% 6.10% 96.10% 7.40% West 85.90% 2.50% 90.30% 3.80%
Reports
- Modeling Situation Reports
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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.
- Situation Report 40 - 10/20/2021
- Situation Report 39 - 9/22/2021
- Situation Report 38 - 8/18/2021
- Situation Report 37 - 7/21/2021
- Situation Report 36 - 6/30/2021
- Situation Report 35 - 6/16/2021
- Situation Report 34 - 6/3/2021
- Situation Report 33 - 5/19/2021
- Situation Report 32 - 5/5/2021
- Situation Report 31 - 4/21/2021
- Situation Report 30 - 4/7/2021
- Situation Report 29 - 3/24/2021
- Situation Report 28 - 3/10/2021
- Situation Report 27 - 2/24/2021
- Situation Report 26 - 2/10/2021
- Situation Report 25 - 1/27/2021
- Situation Report 24 - 1/13/2021
- Situation Report 23 - 12/24/20
- Situation Report 22 - 12/9/20
- Roadmap to Recovery Reports
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- Roadmap to Recovery Report (PDF) - 4/12/2021
Roadmap to Recovery reports and data downloads prior to March 11, 2021
- Methods for the Roadmap to Recovery (PDF)
- Roadmap to Recovery metrics, January 8, 2021 to February 21, 2021 (XSLX) - last updated 2/16/2021
- Roadmap to Recovery Metrics before January 8, 2021 (XSLX)
- Roadmap to Recovery Report (PDF) - 1/22/2021
- Roadmap to Recovery Report (PDF) - 1/15/2021
- Roadmap to Recovery Report (PDF) - 1/8/2021
- Behavioral Health Reports
- Report Archive
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The following reports have been discontinued. Below are the final published reports.
- Case Investigation and Contact Tracing Metrics for DOH Centralized Investigations (PDF)
- Confirmed Cases by Industry Sector (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity and Age in Washington State (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage by Race and Ethnicity in Washington State Counties (PDF)
- Outbreaks in Washington State K-12 Schools (PDF)
- Statewide COVID-19 Outbreak Report (PDF)
- COVID-19 Cases Among Children and Youth in Washington (PDF) - 4/12/2023 - updated monthly
- Casos de COVID-19 en niños y jóvenes en Washington (PDF) Español - 4/12/2023 - Actualizado mensualmente
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations and Deaths by Vaccination Status in Washington State (PDF) - 4/12/23
- COVID-19 Death Categories (PDF) - 8/26/2021
- COVID-19 Morbidity and Mortality by Race, Ethnicity and Language in Washington State (PDF) - 4/18/2023 - updated monthly
- Long-term Care Report (PDF) - 4/5/2023 - updated monthly
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 in Washington State (PDF) - 1/12/2023
- Reported COVID-19 Reinfections in Washington State (PDF) - 10/12/2022 - report discontinued
- SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing and Variants in Washington State (PDF) - 3/29/2023 - updated monthly
- SARS-CoV-2 Sequencing and Variants in Washington State Monthly Data (Excel) - 3/29/2023 - updated monthly
- SARS-CoV-2 Vaccine Breakthrough Surveillance and Case Information Resource (PDF) - 4/12/2023 - updated monthly
- Outbreaks in Washington State Agriculture and Food Manufacturing Settings (PDF) - 6/16/2022
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 laboratory testing data, 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 laboratory tests, 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, hospitalization, and death 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:
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:
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:
Deaths
Death counts on our dashboard reflect those in our official vital records database, the Washington Health and Life Events System, where the cause of death was confirmed or suspected to have been COVID-19. 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.
Deaths are reported to the state by health care providers, medical examiners/coroners, local health departments, and others. For this reason, the statewide count of deaths often lags behind the counts of local health departments.
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:
Testing
Two important data issues continue to affect results presented on the testing tab:
- DOH prioritizes the entry of positive test results, meaning that negative test results may be an under-estimate of tests reported; and
- In about 5% of all tests there is not an assigned county.
These issues impact some counties disproportionately. Washington State Department of Health (DOH) continues to work on a sustainable solution.
Trend in Percent Positivity
The trend in percent positivity metric refers to the percent of positive tests over a 7-day period. The number of positive test results is defined as the total number of first positive tests among cases over a 7-day period. It is important to note that this number excludes other positive test results for a single case. The total number of test results is calculated by adding the first positive test results and all negative tests that occurred in the 7-day period.
Trend in 7-Day Testing Rate
The trend in the average daily testing rate metric refers to the trend in the rate of new tests per 100,000 population over a 7-day period. This metric is calculated by adding the tests performed for the most recent 7-day period, then dividing by the population (state or county) and multiplying by 100,000. It is important to note that the total tests performed only includes the first positive test for a case. Subsequent positive tests that occurred within 90 days of becoming a case are not included in this total.
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:
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:
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:
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:
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:
Population
On September 15, 2021, DOH changed the way we calculate the age-specific rates of cases, hospitalizations, and test results shown on the Demographics tab. These rates were calculated by taking the total number of cases, hospitalizations, and test results 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)).