Thurston County adds 21 COVID-19 cases Tuesday
The Olympian 1/20/2021 Martín Bilbao, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Jan. 20 Thurston County reported 21 new COVID-19 cases and no new deaths Tuesday as vaccine eligibility expanded.
The county has seen 5,850 cases and 61 deaths since the first case was reported in March, according to the latest data from Thurston County Public Health and Social Services. In all, the data show 326 people have been hospitalized at some point in their illness and 4,687 have recovered or are recovering.
Additionally, 10% of COVID-19 tests have returned positive results over the last week, a higher percentage than the previous week.
To date, there have been 42 outbreaks at congregate care facilities. The health department is currently investigating six such outbreaks including one that occurred at the Thurston County jail last week, said director Schelli Slaughter at an county board of commissioners meeting Tuesday.