It’s touted as a step in the right direction. As more people in the north country get fully vaccinated against COVID-19, some counties are changing quarantine rules to follow federal guidance. But, at least one north country leader says - not so fast.
50 new COVID-19 cases in tri-county region Covid-19 cases (Source: MGN) By 7 News Staff | February 21, 2021 at 4:52 PM EST - Updated February 21 at 6:25 PM
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Jefferson County sees 1,135 new tests administered with a small amount coming back positive. There were 19 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, that total climbs to 5,277.
243 cases are active, 4,953 have recovered, and 81 have died from the virus.
There are currently 17 hospitalizations. There are no current cases found in nursing homes or assisted living facilities.
Officials say there are some significant signs of progress. There are more recoveries than new cases with another 52 recovering, hospitalizations have decreased by 5 and those in isolation have decreased by 28.
Feb. 21 Confirmed cases of COVID-19 headed in a slightly elevated direction this week after Thurston County reported 40 additional cases on Sunday. The new cases increased the weekly total so far to 204, which is higher than the 191 cases reported the week of Feb. 8-14, county health data show. Although higher from a week ago, the case total for this week, which will be known on Monday, is .
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