County’s COVID-19 case total continues to rise

All 41 new patients are aged 1-19 or 20-39 years; they are stable, isolating

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter

Forty-one new individuals tested positive for COVID-19, raising Whitman County’s total to 342 cases. 

Of the new patients, six females and four males are aged 1-19 years, according to a press release from the Whitman County Emergency Operations Center. Thirty-one patients are aged 20-39 years. Eighteen are female and 13 are male. All patients are stable and self-isolating. 

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