CORONAVIRUS: This week’s check of West Seattle and countywide trends/stats

After the first full week of semi-masklessness, here’s our weekly update of key local numbers, from the Public Health – Seattle/King County dashboard.

*25 percent fewer cases countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 170 new daily cases countywide (down from 226 when we checked a week ago)

*53 percent fewer hospitalizations countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 3 new hospitalizations daily (down from 6 a week ago)

*48 percent fewer deaths countywide in the past two weeks than the two weeks before (the dashboard doesn’t offer a one-week increment)
*Currently averaging 3 deaths daily (down from 4 a week ago)

For West Seattle, we have two-week comparisons (these are the combined totals from two “health reporting areas,” labeled West Seattle and Delridge):
*153 cases between 2/28 and 3/14, down from 254 between 2/13 and 2/27
*1 hospitalization between 2/28 and 3/14, down from 6 between 2/13 and 2/27
*No deaths between 2/28 and 3/14, down from 1 between 2/13 and 2/27

And checking vaccination rates:
*80.2 percent of all King County residents have completed the series (up .1% from a week ago)
*84.9 percent of all King County residents ages 5 and up have completed the series (up .1% from a week ago)

*In West Seattle, here are the zip-code vaccination rates for ages 5 and up (note that 98106 and 98146 are not entirely within WS):
98106 – 87.2% (up .2% from a week earlier)
98116 – 92% (unchanged from a week earlier)
98126 – 82.8% (unchanged from a week earlier)
98136 – 93.1% (up .1% from a week earlier)
98146 – 82% (up .3% from a week earlier)

Although the city’s West Seattle clinic is closed, you can still find vaccination locations via this statewide lookup. Public testing sites include the city-supported site at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle, Mondays-Saturdays), the Curative kiosk at Don Armeni Boat Ramp (1220 Harbor SW, Mondays-Fridays), and the Curative van at Summit Atlas (35th/Roxbury, Mondays-Fridays).

6 Replies to "CORONAVIRUS: This week's check of West Seattle and countywide trends/stats"

  • Beanie March 20, 2022 (7:11 pm)

    Those are really encouraging numbers post-mask changes!

    • Westwood March 20, 2022 (7:56 pm)

      You realize these figures include just two days after the mask mandate ended, right?  Any increase would not be reflected for a couple of weeks. Just sayin’. 

      • J West March 21, 2022 (9:59 am)

        Yup. It will take a while for any post mask surge to start, but these numbers do look good. I’m happy when people don’t get sick or die. But yeah, give it a month and let’s reassess. The schools will be going on break in April, so that might mess with trends. I’ll be wearing my mask and keeping my distance.

  • SCT March 20, 2022 (7:30 pm)

    The state is offering two boxes of at-home COVID tests per household, per calendar month (meaning you can order two now, and two more in a couple weeks).  Same quick delivery via Amazon.  https://sayyescovidhometest.org/ shows the new availability when you order one, asking if you want another before the end of the month.  

  • DataMining March 22, 2022 (5:20 pm)

    It seems somewhat misleading to present the data above without any mention of new Covid cases in France being up 640% over the past 28 days compared to the final 28 days of September…or that Covid deaths in France are up 94% during the past 28 days compared to the final 28 days in September.In France and the UK, new Covid cases during the past 12 months are 5 and 6 times what they were during the first 12 months of the pandemic… despite comparing the initial, minimal-vaccine year with the last year where vaccines were available to most who wanted them.Beyond that, South Korea has new Covid cases during the past 28 days which number 137 times those from the final 28 days of September (2021), and just under 30 times as many Covid deaths during that same period.Most should remember that South Korea was one of the places where a seeming free country   got it right with regard to keeping Covid in check in the early days…   before they too accepted all of the absurd media trumpeting that Covid was over and done with, and let their guard down just as the data above seems to support.

    • Brad R March 22, 2022 (7:04 pm)

      I don’t see it as WSB’s mission or obligation to report on French COVID data. But great stats, bro. 

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