Case updates December 21, 2021

Thursday, December 23, 2021

King County, Seattle, Shoreline, and Lake Forest Park all are experiencing a HIGH rate of COVID-19 transmission. The omicron variant is extremely contagious. 

If you are vaccinated / boosted the symptoms seem to be mild so far. If you are not vaccinated now is the time.

If you initially got a Johnson and Johnson vaccine, you need to get Pfizer or Moderna. J/J apparently is only effective for a couple of months.

If you started with Moderna, Pfizer is ok for a booster and may even give you an advantage. Moderna is testing out well but supplies seem to be limited. 

COVID-19 Updates

 

United States  

  
  • Total cases 51,324,667 - 204,913 new
  • Cases in past 7 days - 1,128,830
  • Total deaths 807,397 - 2,179 new   


Washington State
  • Total confirmed cases 711,494  - 1,894 new   
  • Total hospitalizations 44,460  -  39 new    
  • Statewide ICU occupancy by COVID-19 patients - 15.2%
  • Total deaths 9,755  - 30 new  

Levels of Community Transmission:
based on the number of new cases per 100,000 residents in the past 7 days:

High: ≥ 100
Substantial: 50-99
Moderate: 10-49
Low: < 10


King county 
  • Total confirmed cases 172,310 -  596 new    
  • Cases in past 7 days - 4,710  
  • Total hospitalizations 8,973 -   8 new  
  • Total deaths 2,142 -  4 new   
  • Level of community transmission HIGH  

Seattle 
  • Total confirmed cases 43,324  -  190 new   
  • Cases in past 7 days - 1,542  
  • Total hospitalizations 1,888  -   2 new    
  • Total deaths 523  -   0 new  
  • Level of community transmission HIGH  

Shoreline  
  • Total confirmed cases 3,766 -   14 new    
  • Cases in past 7 days - 96    
  • Total hospitalizations 254 -   0 new   
  • Total deaths 115 - 0 new
  • Level of community transmission: HIGH

Lake Forest Park 
  • Total confirmed cases 618 - 1 new      
  • Cases in past 7 days - 46   
  • Total hospitalizations 23 -    0 new
  • Total deaths 5  - 0 new
  • Level of community transmission: HIGH


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