Whitman County’s total COVID-19 cases increases to 114
42 cases confirmed in last two weeks; 37 percent are non-Pullman residents
August 7, 2020
Whitman County received 19 more reports of positive COVID-19 tests this week, which brings the county’s total case count to 114.
Nine cases were confirmed today, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. Of the nine, seven patients are female and two are male. Two females and one male are aged 1-19 years. Four females are aged 20-39. The other female is aged 40-59 and the second male is aged 60-79. All nine new patients are stable and self-isolating.
Eight cases were confirmed on Thursday, according to a Thursday press release. All patients were aged 20-39 years. Three are female and five are male. They are stable and self-isolating.
Two cases were confirmed on Wednesday, according to a press release from that day. The two patients include a male aged 1-19 years and a female aged 20-39 years. Both are stable and self-isolating.
Of the 114 total cases, 42 have been confirmed in the last two weeks, according to the Friday press release. The other 37 percent of the cases are non-Pullman residents.
Residents are reminded to maintain social distancing and wear masks while in public to reduce the spread of COVID-19.
Doug Hanson • Aug 8, 2020 at 9:51 pm
Sure glad the mask mandate is working. Thanks, Jay.
Tod Merley • Aug 8, 2020 at 2:49 pm
With all the testing generated by all the crazy contact tracing might the labs be now contaminated and so generate many more false positives?