Four deaths in Grant County linked to COVID-19
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Charles H. Featherstone/Columbia Basin Herald Grant County Health Officer Alexander Brzezny speaks during a health district meeting.
EPHRATA — Grant County Health District said Monday afternoon four more Grant County residents died from coronavirus, bringing the county’s total of confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to 109.
All four residents had underlying conditions, GCHD stated in a press release. One was a Coulee City man in his 70s; one was a Moses Lake man in his 70s; one was a Quincy man in his 70s; and the fourth was a Moses Lake man in his 80s.
None of the deaths were connected to a long-term care facility.
All reported deaths of Grant County residents attributed to COVID-19 were verified with the death certificate, testing and other case information, GCHD stated.
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