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The Daily Evergreen

The student voice of Washington State University since 1895

The Daily Evergreen

Countys COVID-19 case total continues to rise

County’s COVID-19 case total continues to rise

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter August 27, 2020

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...

Whitman Countys COVID-19 total breaks 300 cases

Whitman County’s COVID-19 total breaks 300 cases

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter August 26, 2020

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...

Countys COVID-19 total passes 250 cases

County’s COVID-19 total passes 250 cases

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter August 25, 2020

Forty-nine individuals tested positive for COVID-19 today, raising Whitman County’s total to 261 cases.  Of the new patients, seven females and one male are aged 1-19 years, according to a press...

Total COVID-19 cases continue to rise

Total COVID-19 cases continue to rise

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter August 24, 2020

Thirty-nine individuals tested positive for COVID-19 in Whitman County, raising the case total to 211.  Of the new cases, 10 females and three males are aged 1-19 years, according to a press release...

Officials urge students to follow COVID-19 restrictions after 30 individuals test positive

Officials urge students to follow COVID-19 restrictions after 30 individuals test positive

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor August 22, 2020

Whitman County’s confirmed COVID-19 case total reached 172 on Saturday after 30 individuals tested positive for the virus.  All 30 individuals are aged 20-39 years. Fifteen individuals are male and...

McEachern Residence Hall is serving as a quarantine zone for students who have symptoms of COVID-19 or return from high transmission areas.

Residence hall closed for student isolation

BRADLEY GAMBLE, Evergreen reporter August 17, 2020

WSU designated the McEachern Residence Hall as a quarantine and isolation zone for students.  Jill Creighton, dean of students and associate vice president of student affairs, said the units are available...

COVID-19 case total in Whitman County rises to 127

COVID-19 case total in Whitman County rises to 127

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor August 13, 2020

Whitman County received five new positive COVID-19 tests this week, raising the county’s total to 127 confirmed cases.  One male aged 30-39 years tested positive today, according to a press release...

The Pac-12 postponed all sports games for the rest of 2020 due to COVID-19.

Pac-12 postpones games for fall sports until 2021

CODY SCHOELER, Evergreen reporter August 11, 2020

The Pac-12 announced today there will be no athletic competitions for the rest of 2020. Pac-12 Commissioner Larry Scott said the Pac-12 CEO group voted unanimously to postpone all athletic competition...

Weekend COVID-19 cases bring Whitman Countys total to 122

Weekend COVID-19 cases bring Whitman County’s total to 122

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor August 10, 2020

Whitman County received eight positive COVID-19 tests over the weekend, bringing the county’s total case count to 122. Seven individuals tested positive for the virus on Sunday, according to a press...

Whitman County’s total COVID-19 cases increases to 114

Whitman County’s total COVID-19 cases increases to 114

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor 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...

Whitman Countys COVID-19 case total reaches 95

Whitman County’s COVID-19 case total reaches 95

EMMA LEDBETTER, Evergreen news editor August 4, 2020

Seven new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Whitman County, bringing the county’s total number of cases to 95.  Three females and two males tested positive Sunday, according to Sunday’s press...

Whitman County receives four new positive COVID-19 cases

Whitman County receives four new positive COVID-19 cases

JAYCE CARRAL, Evergreen reporter July 31, 2020

Four new people have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the county’s total to 88.  Of the four patients, three are males, according to a Thursday press release from the Whitman County Emergency...

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