County cases of COVID spike up; health officials urge residents to take action

by Geoff Fox

The Washington County Health Department has announced the cases of COVID has continued to worsen over the past few weeks and leading to spikes in the COVID-19 indicators within the county.

The positivity rate in Washington County sits at 8.11% and the seven-day average of new cases has risen to 32.91%.

For comparison, the positivity rate in Maryland is 4.92% and a case rate of 18.2%.

As of August 30, 33 people…