Coronavirus: 75 confirmed cases, only up two from Wednesday

GRANT COUNTY - There are 75 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Thursday evening, with only two new cases reported, both located in the Mattawa area, according to the Grant County Health District.

Of those 75 cases, seven are currently hospitalized, with one person having recovered from their previous hospitalization earlier this week, according to the health district. There are also 27 “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 over under of the county’s total. Moses Lake has 12 confirmed cases, while the Mattawa area has twelve.

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, 544 have come back negative. There are an estimated 216 tests that are still pending results, according to the health district. However, hospitals have previously reported that this estimate is an undercount.