King County COVID-19 updates for March 10, 2021

Video: Watch Dr. Jeff Duchin, Chief Health Officer, discuss the Johnson & Johnson vaccine and more, Rainier Avenue Radio on YouTube

Rainier Avenue Radio hosted a discussion featuring Dr. Duchin discussing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, vaccine distribution and inequities in King County

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No nursing home visits yet in Washington state, but a new plan is coming, Paige Cornwell, The Seattle Times

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services says it is working on changes to the state's reopening plan for long-term care facilities following federal guidance issued Wednesday that nursing homes should resume visits for all residents.

Related data dashboard: Summary of COVID-19 outbreaks at licensed long-term care facilities in King County

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• Daily case report data dashboard
  • Daily outbreak summary for web-enabled mobile devices (phones and tablets)

• Total positive counts in King County: 83,471
  • New counts since yesterday: 197 at overall 4.3% of all tests
    
    
• Total hospitalizations in King County: 5,156
  • New hospitalizations since yesterday: 6 at 6.2% of all positive cases
    
    
• Total deaths due to COVID-19 illness in King County: 1,429
  • New deaths since yesterday: 8 at 1.7% of all positive cases
    
    
• Total count of all test results: 1,949,856
  • New test results since yesterday: 13,347
    
    
• Total count of people tested in King County: 924,499
  • New count of people tested since yesterday: 3,701

All other COVID-19 dashboards are posted at www.kingcounty.gov/covid/data

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