Case updates December 9, 2021

Delta variant

Booster doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine are now available for teens ages 16 and 17. The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) expanded booster dose eligibility to include everyone 16 and older.

COVID-19 Updates 

 

United States 

• Total cases 49,593,113 - 133,133 new
• Cases in past 7 days - 824,061    
• Total deaths 791,963 - 1,196 new   

Washington State

• Total confirmed cases 694,617  - 1,282 new    
• Total hospitalizations 43,670  -  71 new    
• Statewide ICU occupancy by COVID-19 patients - 18.7%
• Total deaths 9,554  - 19 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 165,968 -  133 new     
• Cases in past 7 days - 1,824  
• Total hospitalizations 8,883 -   -1 new    
• Total deaths 2,125 -  5 new   
• Level of community transmission SUBSTANTIAL  

Seattle 

• Total confirmed cases 41,202  -  51 new     
• Cases in past 7 days - 577  
• Total hospitalizations 1,873  -   0 new    
• Total deaths 521  -   1 new  
• Level of community transmission SUBSTANTIAL  

Shoreline  

• Total confirmed cases 3,625  -   0 new    
• Cases in past 7 days - 45    
• Total hospitalizations 251 -   0 new   
• Total deaths 113 - 0 new
• Level of community transmission: SUBSTANTIAL

Lake Forest Park 

• Total confirmed cases 565 - 1 new
• Cases in past 7 days - 13   
• Total hospitalizations 23 -    0 new
• Total deaths 5  - 0 new
• Level of community transmission: HIGH