Five new cases of COVID-19 have been confirmed in Nez Perce County, public health officials announced this afternoon.

That brings the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 10, according to a news release from Public Health – Idaho North Central District.

Four of the five cases are people over the age of 75, and one of the people is in their 50s. None of these cases were hospitalized and all are recovering at home, according to the news release.

For more on this, see Tuesday's Tribune.