Credit: Tsvangirayi Mukwazhi AP via The Olympian
COVID-19 activity trends down in Thurston County
+ The Olympian: COVID-19 disease activity falls again in Thurston County as CDC risk level stays low
Thurston County’s COVID-19 disease activity fell in late August, continuing a downward trend. Public Health and Social Services reported 237 additional cases and no deaths for the week of Aug. 22-28. Weekly case counts have been declining since mid-July.
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