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Red alert: Skagit County’s 137 new COVID-19 cases since Nov. 1 thrust the County into Washington state’s high risk category of more than 75 cases per 100,000 population.

The numbers are stark: 39 people tested positive Monday; There have been at least 12 daily cases seven times this month. There have been 100 new positive tests in five days, Nov. 5-9 and 200 cases since Oct. 25, These are raw numbers, not per 100,000 residents.

For the 14 day period Oct. 26-Nov. 8 Skagit County Public Health recorded 163 cases, above the 158 cases in October and the 91 September cases recorded.

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