Coronavirus In Pierce County: Latest Developments

PIERCE COUNTY, WA — At least 45 illnesses linked to the new coronavirus have been confirmed in Pierce County, among the 857 people who have been tested so far, health officials said Tuesday.

Patients include 23 people from Tacoma, six people from Puyallup, five people from University Place, three people from the Gig Habor area, three people from Lakewood, two people from Spanaway, two people from the Sumner-Bonney Lake area, and one person from northeast Pierce County.

"The majority of the people suffering from COVID-19 are doing well and recovering at home; a few are still in the hospital," said Dr. Anthony Chen, Pierce County's director of health.

Included in the patients discharged from hospitals was Pierce County's first known coronavirus patient, a Puyallup man diagnosed March 5.

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