Case updates July 12, 2020; FDA recall on methanol hand sanitizer

FDA is warning consumers and health care providers that the agency has seen a sharp increase in hand sanitizer products that are labeled to contain ethanol (also known as ethyl alcohol) but that have tested positive for methanol contamination. 

Methanol, or wood alcohol, is a substance that can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or ingested and can be life-threatening when ingested.

View the press release and list of recalled products here.

Case updates July 12, 2020

United States

• cases 3,236,130 including 62,918 new cases
• deaths 134,572 including 906 new deaths

Washington state

• cases 40,656
• hospitalizations 4,751
• deaths 1,438

King county

• cases 11,945 - 174 new
• hospitalizations 1,693 - 6 new
• deaths 604 - 1 new

Shoreline

• cases 417 - 4 new
• hospitalizations 92 - 0 new
• deaths 57 - 0 new

Lake Forest Park

• cases 43 - 0 new
• hospitalizations 3 - 0 new
• deaths 0