Washington State COVID- 19 Data Megan Veith Senior Manager, - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Washington State COVID- 19 Data Megan Veith Senior Manager, Policy, Advocacy, & Research Building Changes

Confirmed Cases /Deaths by Age Percent of Cases Percent of Deaths 55% 37% 35% 27% 25% 10% 8% 3% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0-19 20-39 40-59 60-79 80+ Unknown Source: Washington State Department of Health (Data updated 7:00 PM 04/13/2020)

Confirmed Cases by Race/Ethnicity Percent of Cases* Percent of Total WA Population This data represent only 68% 51% of total confirmed cases in WA 56% 24% 13% 9% 9% 6% 4% 4% 2% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% N/A 0% Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic AsianNon-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic American Indian or White Native Hawaiian or Multiracial Other Race Alaska Native Other Pacific Islander * Out of total with reported race/ethnicity Source: Washington State Department of Health (Data updated 7:00 PM 04/13/2020)

Deaths by Race/Ethnicity Percent of Cases* Percent of Total WA Population 75% This data represent only 68% 87% of total confirmed cases in WA 13% 11% 9% 6% 4% 4% 3% 2% 1% 1% 1% 1% N/A 0% 0% Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic AsianNon-Hispanic Black Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic Non-Hispanic American Indian or White Native Hawaiian or Multiracial Other Race Alaska Native Other Pacific Islander * Out of total with reported race/ethnicity Source: Washington State Department of Health (Data updated 7:00 PM 04/13/2020)

Caveats and Challenges Challenges to getting accurate and comprehensive data disaggregated by race Caveats to Data and ethnicity • Small sample sizes • Being refused testing and care; • Lack of widespread testing • Unavailability of testing and care nearby; • Not representative of general • Lack of childcare; population • Work schedules and the need for employment make it impossible to take time off; • Fear of contracting the virus; and • Lack of medical insurance and fear of high medical costs.