The Anacortes School District will close all schools and district facilities from Tuesday, March 17 until Friday, April 24. Other Skagit County school districts are also following this recommendation. Depending on public health guidance, it's possible the closure could extend even further. 

A third person in Skagit County has been diagnosed with COVID-19, also known as coronavirus, according to the county Public Health Department. This third person is a mail in his 20's and is in isolation at home according to the county.

The Anacortes School District is planning what school Superintendent Mark Wenzel said could be the imminent, “unprecedented” closure of Anacortes schools due to a public health crisis for as long as six weeks.

Skagit County Public Health says a second county resident has tested positive for COVID-19, also known as coronavirus. The second case is a woman in her 30s who is in isolation at home. The first case was reported Tuesday and is also a woman in insolation at home. She's in her 40s. Both cases are considered presumptive positive. A presumptive positive means that a private lab has reported a positive COVID-19 test result, which we expect to be confirmed by the Washington State Department of Health.

Construction of the newest roundabout is due to start on Monday. This one is a one-lane roundabout at Oakes Avenue and Ship Harbor Boulebard/Glasgow Way.

As the new coronavirus continues its spread through the U.S., the general public can look for guidance from millions of Americans with weakened immune systems who long ago adopted the rules of infection control that officials tout to avoid contagion.