There have been eight new cases of COVID-19 reported in local towns since Dec. 7. “A genome sequence of a virus is referred to as its ‘genomic fingerprint,’ and can reveal mutations in a virus that make it unique. The county has seen a total of 77 covid deaths, including 36 men, 23 women, and 18 listed as unknown. The county has had 75 cases in the past two weeks for an incidence rate of 174 cases per 100,000 people. The data show a much lower rate than what The Star reported on Sept. 29, when Okanogan County had a two-week incidence rate of 1,189, and Grant County had a rate of 1,137.

Source: The Star January 05, 2022 16:32 UTC