March 24 Washington state coronavirus update: 13 more deaths
Published 8:24 pm Tuesday, March 24, 2020
- Virus table
Thirteen more Washingtonians died of covid-19 in the past 24 hours — a 12% increase — bringing the total to 123 since the first death was reported on Feb. 26.
There now are 2,469 confirmed cases of coronavirus infection in the state, 11.2% more than Monday.
There have been deaths in 10 of the state’s 39 counties, and confirmed infections in 31 counties. Pacific and Wahkiakum counties remain in the diminishing minority without known cases. Sixty-five of the current confirmed cases are classified as “unassigned” to a specific county by the Washington Department of Health.