Coronavirus: five new cases since Friday, 16 recovered since last update
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 6 months AGO
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GRANT COUNTY - There were five new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County since Friday, including three cases in Moses Lake and two in the rural Grant County area near Othello, according to the Grant County Health District.
In total, there were 250 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Monday evening. The health district is also reporting that 124 people have recovered from the coronavirus, with 16 more recoveries since this number was last updated May 22.
There were also 34 probable cases and 158 tests still pending results as of Monday.
Three people sickened with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalized, the health district reported.
As of Monday evening, the Quincy area had 86 confirmed cases, Moses Lake reported 63, and the Mattawa area had 57.
In addition to tests that have come back positive, 3,392 have come back negative.
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