New Snohomish County data show COVID-19 is on the rise

EVERETT — Snohomish County has seen a recent uptick in COVID-19 cases, health officer James Lewis said Tuesday.

At Tuesday’s county health board meeting, Lewis updated members on the latest local data for case and hospitalization rates. The case rate reported at the beginning of this month, 41 cases per 100,000 people, was more than double what it was at the beginning of August.

County data showed COVID-19 patients were occupying about 5% of hospital beds. On Wednesday afternoon, Providence Regional Medical Center Everett had 24 patients checked in with confirmed COVID-19 cases, according to hospital records.

“All indications show that COVID transmission is increasing,” Lewis said. “But it may be leveling off now.”

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