Three more Jefferson County residents have tested positive for COVID-19, Jefferson County public health officials reported Thursday.

Jefferson County has had 277 COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic.

The trio of new cases involve a mid-county man in his 20s, a mid-county man in his 30s, and a mid-county man in his 40s.

A total of 29 people in Jefferson County were still awaiting COVID-19 test results Thursday.

Health officials said 14 people with COVID-19 remain in isolation. 

A total of 217 residents have recovered from COVID. According to the health department, 22 residents have been hospitalized after getting the coronavirus, and two deaths in Jefferson County have been attributed to the disease. 

Through Jan. 21, a total of 16,947 tests have been administered for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 16,641 tests have come back negative.

Through Thursday, 124 COVID cases have been found in Port Townsend residents; 126 in mid-county residents; and 27 in south county (Quilcene, Brinnon, and West Jefferson).

More females than males have tested positive for COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic in Jefferson County; 141 females have been confirmed with the coronavirus, and 136 males.