COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths are on the decline in Auburn. However, community transmission is still high, according to the King County COVID-19 dashboard.

Cases in Auburn peaked on Jan. 10, 2022, with 411 positive cases and a seven-day average of 296 daily cases, according to the dashboard.

As of Feb. 7, in the last seven days, cases in Auburn have decreased 55% from the previous seven days, dropping from 940 to 431. Similarly, hospitalizations have decreased in the same time frame from 29 to 27.

Deaths have decreased 36% in the last 14 days compared to the two-week period before that from 11 weekly deaths to seven.

Despite this decline, Auburn’s rate of cases is still considered high at over 15,000 per 100,000 residents.

As of Feb. 7, Auburn has seen a cumulative 19,352 COVID-19 cases, 913 hospitalizations and 187 deaths due to COVID-19, according to the King County COVID-19 dashboard.

Of all the COVID-19 cases in Auburn, 4.7% resulted in hospitalization and 1% resulted in death.

The University of Washington’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluations COVID-19 projections suggest COVID-19 cases will continue to decrease across Washington in the coming months.