GRANT COUNTY - There are 69 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Tuesday evening, with three new cases in Quincy, two new cases in Moses Lake and one each in Ephrata and Warden, according to the Grant County Health District.

Of those 69 cases, six are currently hospitalized, with one person having recovered from their previous hospitalization, according to the health district. There are also 29 “probable” cases, which includes people with symptoms of the virus who have had close contact with a person known to have been sickened with COVID-19.

Quincy has been the epicenter of the outbreak in the county, with 35 confirmed cases total, just over half of the county’s total. Moses Lake has 11 confirmed cases, while the Mattawa area has nine.

Ephrata is now reporting eight confirmed cases, Warden is reporting three, Royal City is reporting two and Soap Lake is reporting a single case.

In addition to tests that have come back positive, 504 have come back negative. There are an estimated 135 tests that are still pending results, according to the health district. However, hospitals have previously reported that this estimate is an undercount.

As of Tuesday, around 58 percent of those who have tested positive in Grant County are women, and almost 80 percent are 60 years old or younger.