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By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – At Friday morning’s EOC Covid briefing we learned that the virus has claimed a sixth death in our county. A man in his 50s contracted the virus while travelling. His illness
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Friday Covid report includes another death in Clallam County
By Pepper Fisher PORT ANGELES – At Friday morning’s EOC Covid briefing we learned that the virus has claimed a sixth death in our county. A man in his 50s contracted the virus while travelling. His illness