CORONAVIRUS: Slower case-increase rate and other King County, West Seattle trends

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As the holiday weekend ends, here’s our weekly check of countywide and West Seattle COVID stats from the past week. Overall, cases are up countywide for a tenth week, but the rate of increase has slowed dramatically; hospitalizations and deaths are down. Here are the numbers, from the Public Health – Seattle/King County dashboard:

*1 percent more cases countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 1,244 new daily cases countywide (up from 1,118 when we checked a week ago)

*14 percent fewer hospitalizations countywide in the past week than the week before
*Currently averaging 15 new hospitalizations daily (same as a week ago)

*16 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 2 deaths daily (same two-week average as last week)

For West Seattle, we have two-week comparisons (these are the combined totals from two “health reporting areas,” labeled West Seattle and Delridge):
*1,043 cases between 5/9 and 5/23, up from 730 between 4/24 and 5/8
*8 hospitalizations between 5/9 and 5/23, same as between 4/24 and 5/8
*No deaths between 5/9 and 5/23, same as between 4/24 and 5/8

VACCINATION: Boosters are now recommended for everyone 5 and up. Checking vaccination rates:
*81.2 percent of all King County residents have completed the initial series (up .1% from a week ago)
*85.9 percent of all King County residents ages 5 and up have completed the initial series (unchanged from a week ago)
*49.4 percent of all King County residents have had the initial series plus a booster (up .2% from a week ago)

*In West Seattle, here are the zip-code vaccination rates for ages 5 and up (reminder, 98106 and 98146 are not entirely within WS):
98106 – 88.2% completed initial series (unchanged from a week earlier), 53.4% have had a booster
98116 – 93,1% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 65.2% have had a booster
98126 – 83.8% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 55.3% have had a booster
98136 – 93.9% completed initial series (up .1% from a week earlier), 68.3% have had a booster
98146 – 83.2% completed initial series (unchanged from a week earlier), 48.3% have had a booster

VACCINATION AND TESTING, UPDATED HOURS: One pop-up clinic in the week ahead – you can get vaccinated at Loop the ‘Lupe, 10 am-3 pm Saturday (June 4th) at Walt Hundley Playfield (34th/Myrtle) – go here for an appointment, or just walk up. Otherwise, look for vaccination locations via this statewide lookup. … If you want to get tested and don’t have a kit at home, public testing sites include the city-supported site at Nino Cantu Southwest Athletic Complex (2801 SW Thistle, 9 am-5:30 pm Mondays-Saturdays except holidays) and the Curative kiosk at Don Armeni Boat Ramp (1220 Harbor SW, 9 am-3 pm Monday-Friday except holidays). … If you need to report self-test results, that’s explained on this page.

Vid May 30, 2022 (9:45 pm)

Y’all still doing this?

rme May 30, 2022 (10:30 pm)

I’m pregnant and just had Covid for 3 weeks, my unvaccinated toddler had it, gave it to his grandparents. While I respect (and envy) that some have been able to move on and see this data as superfluous, that’s certainly isn’t my reality. I appreciate that WSB still shares these numbers.
- Steve May 31, 2022 (5:31 am)
  
  RME, I’m very sorry you’ve had to go through that, and hope you’re beginning to feel better.
  
  It’s a shame the FDA has been slow-walking Moderna’s U-6 vaccine. Now we can only hope that Sen. Murray and the Covid Oversight Committee hold them accountable…
Buttercup May 30, 2022 (10:34 pm)

Nope, just wrote it to see if your still reading it.
bill May 31, 2022 (3:46 am)

Covid is still killing 2500 Americans every week.
MrsT May 31, 2022 (7:00 am)

Every person that I know who has died of covid was fully vaccinated, so this information is certainly still relevant.
- Woobie May 31, 2022 (8:44 am)
  
  Elderly and immune compromised people are still the most likely to die of Covid even if they do everything right. Your argument makes the case for helping protect vulnerable people during surges by masking and distancing. It does not support in any way that vaccines are not saving lives. Perhaps choose to mask when cases are high and help them?
cwit May 31, 2022 (4:54 pm)

Yep Vid, this is still being done and some people find it useful. Sorry it’s hurting your feelings.

wsgal May 31, 2022 (9:54 am)

I’m surprised positive tests are going down, I heard of 5+ people test positive last week. Wonder if people are just testing positive on the at-home tests, and not bothering with the PCR tests?

Flo B May 31, 2022 (2:18 pm)

Friend has covid. Had taken 4 at home tests-all negative. Took a PCR which was positive. Her DR confirmed that at home tests are NOT real accurate. They aren’t sensitive enough and most people don’t do them properly. End result is we no longer have any handle on the prevalence of covid in the community

Mj May 31, 2022 (12:55 pm)

It’s time to move forward, hospitalizations and deaths are trending down.

Flo B May 31, 2022 (2:19 pm)

Promise you’ll say that if you get very sick with covid???? Yeah, didn’t think so
Anne May 31, 2022 (2:20 pm)

Move forward at the pace that works for you-I’ll do the same.
- KBear May 31, 2022 (6:03 pm)
  
  If by “moving forward” you mean not wearing masks or having to show vaccination status, I think you will find the future very, very uncomfortable.