News & Information

COVID-19 Testing Results Update for Kitsap County as of 10 a.m. on July 4

• Positive tests to date: 258

• Negative tests to date: 12,098

• Deaths to date: 2
• View Kitsap Public Health's COVID-19 surveillance report - also available in Spanish
• View the new COVID-19 Risk Assessment Dashboard

Happy Independence Day, Kitsap!

Here are some fun facts about this national holiday, provided by the U.S. Census Bureau and the National Archives:

The Declaration of Independence was approved July 4, 1776 by the 2nd Continental Congress, leading 13 colonies to gain Independence from England. The declaration was signed by 56 congressional members, among them a committee of five who drafted the declaration: Benjamin Franklin, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson, Roger Sherman and Robert Livingston.

Most of the congressional delegates didn't sign it until August 2. John Hancock, President of the Congress, was first and there were 55 others. A few refused. George Washington didn't sign it as he was away with his troops.

When the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, there were about 2.5 million people living in the new free nation. As of July 4, 2019, there were estimated to be 328 million people living in the United States.

Read the Declaration of Independence and more about its fascinating history from the National Archives here. 

Useful Links

• Kitsap County Pathway to Recovery Playbook

• Kitsap County EOC Coronavirus Resource and Information Page

• Kitsap Community Foundation's Kitsap Cares Page

• Kitsap County Services During the Coronavirus Response

• Kitsap Public Health Coronavirus Information Page

• Washington State Coronavirus Response Page