Latest COVID-19 numbers for local counties

Covid update for GOLD

Cases of COVID-19 continue to accumulate in the area and so here is the latest data for COVID-19 in Grant, Okanogan, Lincoln, and Douglas (GOLD) counties.

Counties need an incident rate of 25 cases or fewer per population of 100,000 in the past 14 days to move forward a phase in the Washington Safe Start Recovery plan, and local counties are far from that goal.

As of August 26, Grant County has: 2,182 cases; 13 deaths; seven cases in the Grand Coulee Dam area; 525 cases in the past 14 days; and as of August 25 has an incident rate of 531.7 per 100,000 population.

As of August 27, Okanogan County has: 981 cases; nine deaths; six cases in Coulee Dam; one case in Elmer City; 12 cases in Nespelem; 98 cases in the past 14 days; and has an incident rate of 229.3 per 100,000 population.

As of August 25:

Lincoln County has: 32 cases; 1 death; 14 cases in the past 14 days; and has an incident rate of 127.7 per 100,000 population.

Douglas County has: 1,134 cases; seven deaths; 184 cases in the past 14 days; and has an incident rate of 429.7 per 100,000 population.

Washington State as a whole has: 71,705 cases; 1,876 deaths; 8,228 cases in the past 14 days; and has an incident rate of 109 per 100,000 population.

Sources: Washington State Department of Health, Washington State Coronavirus Response, Grant County Health District, and Okanogan Public Health.