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Health authorities continue to stress that slowing the pandemic means everyone should be washing their hands frequently, practicing social distancing and wearing face coverings when out in public. Photo / Courtesy of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The total number of COVID-19 cases in the county rose to 696 today, with five new cases reported. The death toll rose to eight, with one new death reported.Â
The county s eighth death was a 52-year-old man who tested positive on Dec. 11 and died Dec. 12 at St. John Medical Center in Longview, Wash. Presence of underlying conditions is being confirmed.
The county is averaging between 10-15 new cases a day, county Public Health Director Michael Paul said in a commissioner meeting today.