One new Swinomish COVID-19 case last week

It was a good weekend in the La Conner area both in terms of weather and on the coronavirus front.

The Swinomish Public Health Team confirmed Monday there were no new cases of COVID-19 on the reservation from Aug. 7-9, though cautioning there are still test results pending.

There had been one new case reported Friday morning from the prior 24-hour cycle.

The Swinomish Medical Clinic has hosted a series of drive-thru testing sites, the most recent being yesterday (Tuesday) morning, making possible the regular and updated posting of coronavirus data.

The downward trend at Swinomish is particular...