Coronavirus: Five new cases, including three in Moses Lake
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 5 months AGO
GRANT COUNTY - There were five new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday: three in Moses Lake, one in the Mattawa area and one in Royal City, according to Grant County Health District.
The county total was 270 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus on Thursday. The health district reported Monday that 124 confirmed cases had recovered from the coronavirus.
Five people sickened with the novel coronavirus were being treated in a hospital.
The Quincy area had 88 confirmed cases, Moses Lake had 75, and the Mattawa area had 59.
In addition to tests that have come back positive, 3,611 have come back negative.
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