The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) provides ongoing insight into COVID-19 activity in the state through the DOH Data Dashboard. As of November 8, 2022, DOH’s data dashboard reports a total of 1,843,908 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14,588 reported COVID-19 deaths. The chart below measures the 7-day case-rate of new COVID-19 cases per 100,000 individuals to gauge the current state of the pandemic.
Data related to hospitalizations, deaths, vaccination and more can also be found on the DOH Data Dashboard page. Data on variant activity and infection rates in children can be found in the following DOH reports, published most recently on November 9, 2022:
- SARSCoV2 Sequencing and Variants in Washington State
- COVID19 Cases Among Children and Youth in Washington
- Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children Associated with COVID-19 in Washington State
As the pandemic evolves, it is important to stay up to date on current COVID-19 guidance. For best practices in protecting yourself and others from COVID-19, explore our Current Guidelines folder in Dropbox. Here you can find guidance around cleaning and disinfection and ventilation and air quality. You’ll also find K-12 school and childcare guidance, accessible in a variety of languages, as well as current guidance for non-healthcare employers. This folder also links to a variety of reputably sourced resources offering COVID-19 insight from experts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, DOH, the Federal Drug Administration, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and more.