Coronavirus: Twenty new cases in Grant County
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 5 months AGO
GRANT COUNTY — There were 20 new cases of the coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday, including 12 in Moses Lake, three in Soap Lake, two in the Quincy area, two in the Mattawa area and one in Warden, according to Grant County Health District.
The county’s total confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus was 387 on Thursday.
Eight people sickened with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalized, including at least three new hospitalizations since Wednesday.
As of Thursday evening, Moses Lake had 121 confirmed cases, Quincy had 103 and Mattawa had 88.
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