Three more cases of COVID-19 reported in Jefferson County

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Three new cases of COVID-19 were reported by public health officials Tuesday in Jefferson County.

Since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, a total of 170 people have tested positive for the disease through Dec. 1, according to Jefferson County Public Health.

The new cases reported Tuesday involve a Port Townsend man in his 20s, a mid-county man over the age of 80, and a mid-county female under the age of 20.

One death to the coronavirus has been linked to a Jefferson County resident. County health officials reported that 95 residents in the county have recovered from COVID-19 and are no longer hospitalized.

Health officials said 15 people with active COVID-19 cases were still in isolation.

According to Jefferson County Public Health, a total of 13,213 tests have been administered for the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, and 12,959 have come back negative.

Test results are still pending for 84 people.

Through Tuesday, 88 COVID cases have been found in Port Townsend residents; 66 in mid-county residents; and 19 in south county (Quilcene, Brinnon, and West Jefferson).

Women outnumber men in the number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Jefferson County; 88 females have tested positive through Dec. 1, and 82 males have tested positive.