WASHINGTON CO. NOW REPORTING 31 COVID-19 CASES; FOUR HOSPITALIZED, THREE RECOVERIES

  

Four new COVID-19 cases were confirmed this (Thursday) afternoon, bringing up Washington County’s total case count to 31, and the active case count to 27.

The four cases confirmed by Washington County EMS were in three men, one in his 40s and two in their 50s, and one woman in her 70s.  One of the patients is currently hospitalized, along with three other previous patients.

Three patients are reported to have recovered from the virus.  A recovered case is defined as someone who has been fever free for 72 hours without fever reducing medications, and it has been seven days after the onset of symptoms.

One patient, who was said to have suffered from multiple underlying medical conditions, died last Friday.

EMS officials believe all cases at this point to have been transmitted through community spread.

The full list of confirmed cases in Washington County is available at www.washingtoncountyems.net/covid-19-confirmed-cases.  To visit the JIC website providing COVID-19 information, click here.