Coronavirus: 90 confirmed cases, 14 have recovered

GRANT COUNTY - There were 90 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus in Grant County as of Monday evening, with two new cases reported in the Mattawa area, according to the Grant County Health District.

There are also 25 “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.

Seven people sickened with the novel coronavirus are currently hospitalized, and at least one person has recovered from their previous hospitalization. Fourteen people have recovered enough to no longer be placed under quarantine.

Quincy remains the epicenter of the outbreak in the county, with 38 confirmed cases total, though the rate of new cases in that community has slowed. The Mattawa area is reporting 17 confirmed cases, while Moses Lake has 15 confirmed cases.

Ephrata is reporting ten confirmed cases, Warden and Royal City are each reporting four, and Soap Lake and the Grant County portion of the Othello area are each reporting a single case.

In addition to tests that have come back positive, 744 have come back negative. There are an estimated 215 tests that are still pending results, according to the health district.