Mike Maltais, Staff writer
Editor's Note: As of April 21 at 2 p.m. the number of confirmed cases remain at 14, with 13 recovered. 464 samples have been send for testing, with 414 negative results. There are 36 test results pending.
BREWSTER – While other parts of the state and nation are experiencing different levels of COVID-19 presence, Okanogan County cases are increasing but at a crawl and those few that are popping up are at this writing in two localities: the Colville Reservation and Methow Valley.
As of 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, 14 confirmed cased of COVID-19 were identified out of 432 samples sent for testing. Of those, seven are on the Colville Reservation, five are in the Methow, and one each in the north and south county.
A resolution from the Okanogan County Board of Commissioners on April 14, called for the closure of all overnight transient accommodations and hospitality lodging until further notice.
Those interested in following the worldwide progress of the coronavirus pandemic can visit coronavirus.jhu.edu/map to view a COVID-19 dashboard prepared by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University. The site documents confirmed cases by country, region and sovereignty and other statistics available on a selection menu.
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