Washington state coronavirus cases: A county-by-county breakdown

Adams County Confirmed cases: 763 Hospitalizations: 42 Deaths: 9 Cases per 100,000: 3922.48 Adams County has the third most cases per 100,000 out of all 39 counties in Washington. Adams County Confirmed cases: 763 Hospitalizations: 42 Deaths: 9 Cases per 100,000: 3922.48 Adams County has the third most cases per 100,000 out of all 39 counties in Washington. Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO, SEATTLEPI.COM Photo: JOSHUA TRUJILLO, SEATTLEPI.COM Image 1 of / 59 Caption Close Washington state coronavirus cases: A county-by-county breakdown 1 / 59 Back to Gallery

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The first U.S. case of the novel coronavirus was confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health on Jan. 21 in Snohomish County.

While more cases weren't confirmed or reported for another month, since then the virus has spread to 38 other counties in Washington which had reached a case count of 22,484 statewide as of Wednesday.

King County still accounted for the most cases on Wednesday at 8,264, including 573 deaths. Statewide deaths totaled 1,135 as of Wednesday. Yakima and Snohomish counties had the second and third most cases. Pacific was the most recent county to report its first death.

Yakima County had the highest rate of cases in Washington with 1579.46 per 100,000, according to a P-I analysis of data from the department of health and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The data in the slideshow above comes from the Washington State Department of Health which means there could be discrepancies with numbers individual local governments are reporting on a given day. The DOH is currently reporting confirmed cases and deaths daily with numbers accurate as of 11:59 p.m the previous day.

As the outbreak spreads each day to more counties, Gov. Jay Inslee has taken more action to force people to practice social distancing. At the beginning of May, he extended his "Stay Home, Stay Healthy" order through May 31 and introduced four phases in reopening Washington's economy. For an explainer on the news and what this means, click here.

On Friday, Gov. Inslee in a press conference said he will lift the stay-at-home order at midnight on May 31. He also issued new guidance for counties trying to move to Phase 2. To read more, click here.

To see an updated, daily total of how many cases there are per county, click through the slideshow above.

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