New COVID-19 infection confirmed in Jefferson County

Posted 11/2/20

A mid-county man in his 40s has tested positive for COVID-19, officials with Jefferson County Public Health reported Monday afternoon.

The new case was reported Nov. 2, and pushed the number of …

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New COVID-19 infection confirmed in Jefferson County

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A mid-county man in his 40s has tested positive for COVID-19, officials with Jefferson County Public Health reported Monday afternoon.

The new case was reported Nov. 2, and pushed the number of COVID-19 infections to 89 cases in Jefferson County at the start of this week.

County health officials said earlier that 75 patients in Jefferson County have recovered from COVID-19 and are no longer hospitalized.

No deaths in Jefferson County have been linked to the coronavirus.

According to Jefferson County Public Health, a total of 10,790 patients have been tested for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 10,643 have tested negative.
Test results are still pending for 58 people.

So far, 43 COVID cases have been found in Port Townsend residents; 35 in mid-county residents; and 11 in south county (Quilcene, Brinnon, and West Jefferson).

Most of the confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Jefferson County — 47 so far — have been found in men. Forty-two women who live in the county have tested positive for COVID-19 through Monday.