There were eight new reported cases of COVID-19 Tuesday in the North Central Idaho and Southeastern Washington region. No new deaths attributed to the disease were reported by public health officials in the region.
There have been 173 total cases reported in Idaho’s north central district and 76 cases combined in Asotin, Garfield and Whitman counties.
Nez Perce County had three confirmed cases and one new probable case. There have been 115 confirmed and probable cases reported in Nez Perce County since the pandemic began. The district reports 73 of the people with COVID-19 in Nez Perce have recovered from the illness, 19 have died and 23 have active cases.
Clearwater County had one new probable case reported Tuesday and is reporting a total of seven confirmed or probable cases of the disease.
Latah County had one new confirmed case reported Tuesday. Latah County has had 32 confirmed cases and six probable cases reported since the pandemic began, for a total of 38 cases.
Idaho County remained at 13 confirmed cases.
Whitman County public health officials reported one new case Tuesday and has now had a total of 53 cases reported.
Garfield County added a second positive COVID-19 test result Tuesday. The case is a person younger than 50 and is still being investigated by Garfield County Health District. (Lewiston Tribune)
