The Klickitat County Health Department says it has been notified of three recent community member deaths classified as related to COVID-19. In a statement, the department said all three individuals had underlying health issues that affected their health in addition to having COVID-19. Two of the individuals had recovered from COVID-19, however, their deaths were classified as COVID-related based on national standards. Two were from White Salmon, a 90 year old who tested positive on December 8 and passed away on January 15 while under hospice care, and a 77 year old who tested positive on December 12 and passed away on January 8. The third was a 71-year-old Glenwood resident who tested positive for COVID-19 on November 9, was admitted to a Portland area hospital in mid-January, and passed away on January 20. Klickitat County has had a total of 717 COVID-19 cases to date and eight deaths.