Local COVID-19 case numbers as of Friday, April 15, 2022

KING COUNTY CASES

According to Public Health Seattle and King County, COVID-19 cases are rising slowly but steadily over the past month. In our region, the Omicron surge rose rapidly in December and peaked in early January. A steep decline followed, hitting a low point in mid-March. Since that time, cases have started to rise again more slowly, but are much lower than the peak we saw in January.

To put our current number of cases in perspective, at the peak of the Omicron surge, we were seeing an average of 6,500 new cases reported daily.

Currently, we’re seeing an average of 484 new cases each day. That’s about three times the number of cases reported at the low point we experienced a month ago, but 7% of the number at the Omicron peak.

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COVID-19 Case Numbers as of Friday, April 15, 2022

The numbers reported in this article are still being verified as the reporting agencies strive to confirm cause of death, remove duplicates, verify residence, and catch up to a huge backlog from January's surge.

King county cases

• Total confirmed cases - 358,866
• Cases in past 7 days - 3,558 - 37% increase from previous 7 days

King county hospitalizations

• Total hospitalizations - 11,422
• Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 31 - 21% decrease from previous 7 days

King county deaths

• Total deaths - 2,722
• Deaths in past 14 days - 14 - 60% decrease from previous 14 days

Seattle Cases

• Total confirmed cases - 101,573
• Cases in past 7 days - 1,889 -  38% increase from previous 7 days

Seattle Hospitalizations

• Total hospitalizations - 2,428
• Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 13 - 8% increase from previous 7 days

Seattle Deaths

• Total deaths - 641
• Deaths in 14 days - 3 - 0% change from previous 14 days

Shoreline cases

• Total confirmed cases -  8,445
• Cases in past 7 days - 98 - 47% increase in past 7 days

Shoreline Hospitalizations

• Total hospitalizations - 292
• Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 0 - 100% decrease in past 7 days

Shoreline Deaths

• Total deaths - 129
• Deaths in 14 days - 0 - 100% decrease in past 14 days

Lake Forest Park cases

• Total confirmed cases - 1,534
• Cases in past 7 days - 25 - 108% increase over previous 7 days

Lake Forest Park Hospitalizations

• Total hospitalizations - 33
• Hospitalizations in past 7 days - 0 - no change

Lake Forest Park Deaths

• Total deaths - 6
• Deaths in 14 days - 0 - no change