Coronavirus: Three new cases reported Thursday
EMRY DINMAN | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 5 years, 6 months AGO
GRANT COUNTY — There were three new cases of the novel coronavirus reported in Grant County on Thursday, with new cases in the Quincy area and the Mattawa area, according to Grant County Health District.
As of Thursday, there have been 73 cases in the Quincy area, 48 cases in the Mattawa area, and 36 cases in Moses Lake, the three hardest-hit areas in Grant County.
In addition to tests that have come back positive, 2,365 have come back negative, according to the health district. As of Wednesday evening, around 7.7 percent of Grant County tests had come back positive, down from a high of around 13.5 percent at the end of March.
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