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1 more Thurston woman dies of COVID-19, but county s weekly tally is lowest since Nov.
The Olympian 2/2/2021 The Olympian Staff, The Olympian (Olympia, Wash.)
Feb. 2 Thurston County reported just 17 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday, giving the county the first week since early November that it tallied fewer than 300 cases.
The county added 281 COVID-19 cases between Jan. 25-31. The week of Nov. 2-8 was the last time the county saw fewer cases. The county has reported 6,466 cases since the first case was reported March 11.
However, the county also reported its 63rd death on Sunday, a woman in her 70s. Eight deaths were reported in January, fewer than October, November and December.
WATERTOWN â No COVID-19 testing requirements are in place for tri-county area schools yet, and although no local districts fall within a âyellow zoneâ territory, districts across the region are planning ahead.
If a geographic area is deemed a yellow zone, the state Department of Health has made it mandatory for schools open for in-person learning to test 20% of students, teachers and staff at least once a week for as long as the school remains in a yellow zone. If the 20% tested reveal a positivity rate lower than that of the yellow zone, testing can stop, but if the testing reveals a positivity rate higher than the zone, testing will continue every two weeks.