County Briefs

County records 2 COVID-19 deaths

Mason County recorded two COVID-19 deaths last week.

According to the Division of Emergency Management the deaths were a man in his 70s and a man in his 80s.

The county recorded 17 cases on April 20 and 21. The seven-day case rate per 100,000 people is 28.9 and the 14-day case rate is 62.5. The county is 58.8% vaccinated and no one is hospitalized with COVID.

Kilmer issues statement on Biden’s Executive Order

U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer, D-Gig Harbor, attended President Joe Biden’s signing of an executive order at Seward Park in Seattle on April 22.

Biden signed an...