Coronavirus: 10 new cases
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 5 months AGO
GRANT COUNTY — There were 10 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Wednesday: three new cases in the Mattawa area, three in Royal City, two in the Quincy area, one in Ephrata and one in Warden, according to Grant County Health District.
Fourteen people in the county infected with the virus are hospitalized.
Moses Lake’s total of confirmed cases was 167, the Mattawa area had 142 cases, and the Quincy area had 152 cases.
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