8 NEW POSITIVE TEST RESULTS, 1 PRESUMPTIVE NOW POSITIVE, AS OF MONDAY

March 15, 2021 1:30 p.m. 

8 more people have received new positive test results for COVID-19 in Douglas County, and 1 presumptive case has been moved to positive with a positive test result, as of Monday.

An update from the Douglas County COVID-19 Response Team said the total number of cases is now at 2,721. Of those, 2,589 are people that received new positive test results and 132 are presumptive. There have been 58 deaths. 12 Douglas County COVID-19 patients are hospitalized, 8 locally and 4 outside the area. 180 people are in isolation. 432 people are in quarantine. That means the staff with the Douglas Public Health Network are supporting 612 people that are either in isolation or quarantine. That is a drop of 70 people since Sunday.

The next drive through testing clinic with DPHN will be Friday in Roseburg.

Go to www.douglaspublichealthnetwork.org for more local information on COVID-19.