Forty individuals tested positive for COVID-19, bringing Whitman County’s case total to 301. 

Of the new cases, 11 females and two males are aged 1-19 years, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. Twenty-seven patients are aged 20-39 years. Eighteen are female and nine are male. All patients are stable and self-isolating. 

Residents are reminded to wear masks and practice social distancing while in public.