Spokane County cases of COVID-19 rose by just a handful Sunday, bringing the total to 307 cases with no new deaths.

The Spokane Regional Health District said the majority of the confirmed cases in Spokane County are now considered recovered, with many individuals released from isolation. Five new cases of the respiratory disease caused by the novel coronavirus were reported Sunday.

Spokane’s four largest hospitals, Providence’s Sacred Heart Medical Center and Holy Family Hospital, and MultiCare’s Deaconess and Valley hospitals, are reporting manageable patient levels with plenty of capacity for critical care beds, according to the health district.

Sunday marked the second straight week with the number of reported cases falling. A total of 33 new cases were reported from Monday to Sunday. From April 6-12, the health district reported 53 new confirmed cases. The week before that, 111 cases were identified.

The state Department of Health reported Sunday that it had recalled 12,000 tests for the novel coronavirus distributed throughout the state “out of an abundance of caution” because of potential contamination issues in the fluid that is used to transport specimens, known as viral transport media. There is no risk to patients, the department said in a news release, because that liquid does not come into contact with the person being tested.

“Though the quality control issue has only been observed in a small number of tubes of viral transport media, we adhere to the highest quality standards for COVID-19 testing in Washington state,” said Secretary of Health John Wiesman in a statement. “We are working with our partners to have them discard the product and will work to replace them as quickly as we can.”

The Spokane Regional Health District was informed of the recall late Saturday afternoon, said Cindy Thompson, a public information officer for the district, in an email. Workers are looking through their testing supplies to determine whether any need to be returned, Thompson said.

“Based on conversations with Department of Health, we do not anticipate this will create any challenges with testing in the future,” Thompson wrote.

The potential contamination was reported by the University of Washington School of Medicine.

Statewide, there were 11,790 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, less than the prior day because 190 previously reported cases were discovered to be out-of-state residents, according to the state Department of Health. There were 10 new deaths reported Sunday for a total of 634.

The state Employment Security Department also asked for patience Sunday from new applicants for unemployment benefits filing online. The agency updated its computer systems Saturday evening to accommodate those filing for expanded benefits following passage of federal legislation, according to a news release:

“Since the beginning of the crisis we have averaged 1.2 million page views in our site. Right now, we are seeing up to 500,000 per hour. The informational areas of the website are holding steady and can address questions people may have.”

The department urges people to log on during off-peak hours to avoid performance issues with the filing process. When an application is approved, applicants will receive payments for all weeks they are eligible.

In Kootenai County, there were 50 cases and zero deaths as of Sunday afternoon.