Coronavirus: 73 confirmed cases countywide

GRANT COUNTY - There are 73 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Wednesday evening, with one new case each in Moses Lake, the Mattawa area, the Quincy area and parts of rural Grant County near Othello, according to the Grant County Health District.

Of those 73 cases, six are currently hospitalized, with one person having recovered from their previous hospitalization earlier this week, according to the health district. There are also 37 “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 36 confirmed cases total, just under half of the county’s total. Moses Lake has 12 confirmed cases, while the Mattawa area has ten.

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, 516 have come back negative. There are an estimated 148 tests that are still pending results, according to the health district. However, hospitals have previously reported that this estimate is an undercount.