COVID cases edging lower

Mason County recorded 149 cases of COVID-19 last week, decreasing once again from the previous week.

As of Tuesday, there are six people hospitalized in Mason County with COVID-19 and one hospitalized outside of Mason County. There were two additional deaths this week.

There have been 320 cases in the last 14 days and the rate per 100,000 has decreased to 492.

Mason Area Command provided an email update that positive test results are being sent right away while negative results are taking longer to report back.

Mason County Director of Community Services Dave Windom said according to recent Ne...