Officials report more than 4,200 new COVID cases in WA

SEATTLE (AP) — Health officials in Washington state reported more than 4,200 new confirmed COVID-19 cases.

The Washington State Department of Health published the state’s latest COVID-19 cases on Friday. Numbers were not updated Thursday because of the Thanksgiving holiday.

KOMO reports that on Friday, DOH reported 4,261 new COVID-19 cases.

The latest surge pushes the statewide total since the start of the pandemic to 158,167 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,703 deaths.