Washington State Department of Health publishes detailed COVID-19 preliminary death data report
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Wash. Dept. of Health
OLYMPIA – In the continuing effort to collect, maintain and publish the most useful data available to mitigate the COVID-19 pandemic, the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has published a newdeath data reportthat includes different categories of COVID-19 deaths. Among those who have tested positive for COVID-19, these categories include confirmed due to COVID-19, suspected of being due to COVID-19, non-COVID-19 deaths and deaths pending or missing cause of death. In addition, there are 77 deaths that are probably due to COVID-19, but they are not among those who have tested positive for COVID-19.
Since the first COVID-19 case in Washington in January, DOH has worked to transparently release data in near real-time so that the public, health care providers, policy makers, the media and public health professionals can access current information. This additional information gives context for decision makers working to stop the spread of the virus.
Approximately 89 percent of the deaths among lab confirmed COVID-19 cases also reference COVID-19 on the death certificate. An additional 4 percent have been determined not to be COVID-19 related and have been removed from the dashboard count. The remaining 7 percent are pending or the death certificate is unclear and requires further examination and review. Our data dashboard represents approximately 96 percent (89 percent + 7 percent) of all deaths to lab confirmed COVID-19 cases.
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