Coronavirus in Washington — live updates, cases, and news

Coronavirus cases and fatalities in Washington

A regularly-updated map of confirmed COVID-19 cases, borough by borough.

The number is based on confirmed diagnostic tests. It is very likely that the true number of COVID-19 cases is higher as many cases are asymptomatic.

New COVID-19 cases and fatalities per day in Washington

This is a good indicator of “flattening the curve” — when there is a steady decreasing trend, it is an indicator that the spread of the disease is slowing down.

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Cases, updates, and charts on the coronavirus crisis for each US state and territory. Just follow the links below.

Get Information by Phone or Text

If you have questions about what is happening in Washington, or how the virus is spread, please call 1-800-525-0127 and press # from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., seven days a week. Language assistance is available. Please note that this call center cannot access COVID-19 testing results. For testing inquiries or results, please contact your health care provider.

You may also text the word “Coronavirus” to 211211 to receive information and updates wherever you are. You will receive links to the latest information on COVID-19, including county-level updates, and resources for families, businesses, students, and more.

On January 21, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and Washington State Department of Health announced the first case of 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in the United States in Washington state.

This guidance does not pertain to Gov. Jay Inslee’s Stay Home, Stay Healthy order issued March 23, 2020. Information on that order is available on the Governor’s website.

Learn more about the coronavirus from Washington state’s official COVID-19 website. Maintained by the state Joint Information Center.

Current Status in Washington State

4/21: Preliminary data on total hospitalizations for COVID-19 confirmed cases (PDF) are now available. The data represent cumulative counts for hospitalizations and are presented by admission date, date of illness onset, age, sex, and race/ethnicity. 
4/19: Total cases reported today (4/19/20) are lower than yesterday. Data cleaning that occurred late on 4/18 removed 222 confirmed cases that were discovered to be out of state residents.
4/12: Effective April 12, we have added a downloadable table (XLSX). It is also available in the ‘Epidemiologic Curves’ tab under ‘Select views.’