Case updates November 16, 2020; 500 local nurses urge King county to confront the surge of COVID-19 cases

In the midst of an unprecedented surge in COVID-19 cases, more than 500 King County nurses issued an urgent call to renew efforts to turn around this troubling trend. 

“It’s been a tough year, and we’ve all sacrificed so much to stay safe. But now, with cases skyrocketing in King County, it’s more important than ever to stop the spread,” reads the nurses’ message, published Sunday in a special wrap-around section of the Seattle Times.

Getting our outbreak under control can seem daunting. But as King County nurses remind us: “We’ve flattened the curve before, and we can do it again.”


Case updates November 16, 2020


United States

• cases 11,136,253 - 151,855 cases since last report
• deaths 246,232 - 762 deaths since last report

Washington state - *deaths not reported on weekend

• cases 134,121 - 2,589 since yesterday
• hospitalizations 9,573 - 55 since yesterday
• deaths* 2,571 - 23 since last report

King county

• cases 35,710 - 501 since yesterday
• hospitalizations 2,890 - 23 since yesterday
• deaths 833 - 4 since yesterday

Shoreline - population 56,752 (2018)

• cases 877 - 16 since yesterday
• hospitalizations 118 - 0 new
• deaths 67 - 0 new

Lake Forest Park - 13,569 (2018)

• cases 114 - 4 since yesterday
• hospitalizations 6 - 1 since yesterday
• deaths 2 - 1 new