Palouse adds 20 new cases of COVID-19

The Palouse saw a total of 20 new cases of COVID-19 this past week.

Whitman County’s weekly updated showed 17 new infections while Latah County had just three new cases. The 20 new cases continues a recent trend of small case totals on the Palouse.

No COVID-19 deaths were reported in Latah or Whitman counties this week. The last virus death on the Palouse was reported in mid-October.

One death was reported this week in Nez Perce County. It was a man in his 90s.