3 more COVID deaths, 401 new cases in Kitsap

Last Thursday, the Kitsap Public Health District confirmed three more COVID-related deaths, bringing the countywide total to 369 since the pandemic began in March of 2020.

The health district is no longer reporting age demographics so details on the 22 most-recent deaths will not be provided. Of the previous 347 deaths, 136 were ages 80 and older, 90 ages 70-79, 64 ages 60-69, 37 ages 50-59, 16 ages 40-49 and four ages 30-39.

Additionally, 401 new COVID cases were confirmed in the previous week, bringing the countywide total to 46,376 since the pandemic began.

Over that week, Kitsap's case rate per 100,000 residents dropped to 147.3. To date, the number of county residents who have initiated vaccination is 78.6 percent.

The health district has shifted from daily COVID reports to weekly reports every Thursday.