Three more residents in Jefferson County have tested positive for COVID-19, public health officials reported Thursday.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the county has risen by five over …
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Three more residents in Jefferson County have tested positive for COVID-19, public health officials reported Thursday.
The total number of coronavirus cases in the county has risen by five over the past three days, after two solid weeks without any new infections.
All of the new infections were found in the south county area of Quilcene, Brinnon and West Jefferson.
Two females and one male tested positive, and the county's public health department said two of the residents who have COVID are under the age of 20, and the other is a person in their 20s.
None have been hospitalized.
The total number of COVID infections stood at 341 late Thursday.
Health officials reported that five people were in isolation, and another 13 patients had COVID-19 test results pending.
According to Jefferson County Public Health, a total of 20,238 tests have been administered for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 19,884 tests have come back negative.
Through March 17, 155 COVID cases have been found in Port Townsend residents; 151 in mid-county residents; and 35 in south county.
Based on gender, 174 males have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Jefferson County, and 167 females have tested positive.
A total of 25 residents have been hospitalized for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and two deaths have been linked to COVID-19 in Jefferson County.
County health officials reported that 332 people have recovered from COVID-19.
People are considered "recovered" at 28 days from the onset of symptoms if they are alive and not hospitalized, according to the state Department of Health.
