NORTH BEND — Coos Health & Wellness, the agency handling the county's public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, announced Thursday that two of its own staff members have contracted the virus.
One of the individuals has tested positive, and the other is a presumptive case, meaning they've been in close contact
"You can't catch everybody, even with very thorough screenings,"
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