A Port Townsend resident — a male under the age of 20 — has tested positive for COVID-19, Jefferson County Public Health officials reported late Thursday.
Jefferson County has …
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A Port Townsend resident — a male under the age of 20 — has tested positive for COVID-19, Jefferson County Public Health officials reported late Thursday.
Jefferson County has reported 324 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.
A total of 23 people in Jefferson County were still awaiting COVID-19 test results Thursday.
Health officials said 16 people with COVID-19 remain in isolation.
A total of 274 residents have recovered from COVID. According to the health department, 23 residents have been hospitalized after getting the coronavirus, and two deaths in Jefferson County have been attributed to the disease.
Through Feb. 11, a total of 18,339 tests have been administered for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 17,992 tests have come back negative.
Through Thursday, 151 COVID cases have been found in Port Townsend residents; 144 in mid-county residents; and 29 in south county (Quilcene, Brinnon, and West Jefferson).
More males than females have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Jefferson County; 166 males have been confirmed with the coronavirus, and 158 females.
