GRANT COUNTY - There are 140 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Friday evening, with three new cases reported in Moses Lake, two new cases in the Quincy area, and one new case in both Ephrata and the Mattawa area, according to the Grant County Health District.

There are also 26 “probable” cases, which includes people with symptoms of the virus who have had close contact with a person known to have been sickened with COVID-19. Thirty-nine people have now recovered enough to no longer be placed under quarantine.

Eight people sickened with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalized.

Quincy remains the epicenter of the outbreak in the county, with 49 confirmed cases total. But Moses Lake and the Mattawa area have seen the most significant growth in recent weeks, with 27 and 35 confirmed cases, respectively, as of Friday evening.

Ephrata is reporting 13 confirmed cases, Royal City is reporting seven, Warden and Soap Lake are each reporting four, and the Grant County portion of the Othello area is reporting a single case. The Coulee City area and Grand Coulee/Electric City have not had a single confirmed case from their communities, according to the health district.

In addition to tests that have come back positive, 1198 have come back negative. There are an estimated 164 tests that are still pending results, according to the health district.