Kitsap Sun staff

Two more positive cases for COVID-19 were reported in Kitsap County on Sunday, according to the Kitsap Public Health District.

One person who tested positive for COVID-19 is a Central Kitsap resident in their 40s. The other is a Bremerton area resident in their 50s.

Both individuals are in isolation, the health district reports, adding that it is working "as quickly as possible to notify people identified as having been in close contact with the cases."

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That makes fives cases that have so far been identified through positive tests in Kitsap County. The first two cases were on Bainbridge Island — a person in their 60s and a person in their 70s. On Friday, the health district identified the third case as a South Kitsap person in their 40s.

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Statewide on Sunday, public health officials in the Seattle area reported two more COVID-19 deaths, bringing the total statewide to at least 42.

Both additional deaths were residents of the Life Care Center of Kirkland, the suburban nursing home that has been the center of the outbreak in the hard-hit region.

They were a woman in her 60s who died Saturday and a woman in her 70s who died Thursday.

That makes 29 coronavirus-related fatalities linked to the nursing home.

Washington state reported Saturday that statewide, almost 650 people have tested positive in 16 counties across the state.

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The Kitsap Public Health District reminds everyone to take steps to protect their health and the health of those around them. People who are at higher risk for serious illness, —including people with underlying health conditions, older adults, and pregnant women, — should avoid crowds as much as possible.

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To avoid spreading the virus, the health district advises people to:

Wash hands often.

Cover coughs and sneezes with an elbow or tissue.

Avoid close contact with people who are sick.

Clean and disinfect frequently used objects and surfaces.

Stay home when sick and avoid close contact with others.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.