Washington County COVID Cases Continue To Mount

COVID cases in Washington County are climbing, with state health officials recording 45 new infections over the past twenty-four hours, bringing the total number of coronavirus cases to 18,789.  Washington County also recorded a new COVID related death this week, bringing the death toll to 314.  COVID cases are continuing to climb across the state as well. Over the past twenty-four hours, the state confirmed 2,128 new infections and 22 new deaths.  Health officials say there are 1,307 people hospitalized with COVID and out of that number, 338 are in the intensive care unit. Vaccinations are still remaining rather stagnant. State officials say there are now sixty-four-point-seven-percent of eligible residents fully vaccinated.