1 new death linked to COVID-19 in Brazos county, hospitalizations remain high

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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Health District reported 106 more positive cases of COVID-19 in Brazos County. Currently, there are 1,858 active cases.

1 new death has been reported in the last 24 hours. There have been 152 total deaths in Brazos County linked to COVID-19.

12,079 patients are classified as cured, meaning that they did not have a fever for 72 hours without fever medication, and this happened 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

25 percent of new confirmed cases are in the 18-24 age group.

There have been 2,771 probable cases in Brazos County since June 18, 2020. A probable case of COVID-19 is determined by a positive antigen test. Confirmed cases of COVID-19 are determined by a positive PCR test. The health district is investigating all confirmed and probable cases.

There are currently 375 active probable cases and 2,397 cured probable cases.

The total number of confirmed positive cases in the county since testing began is 14,089. There have been 143,456 tests performed.

The total occupancy rate of hospital beds in Brazos County is 83% and the total occupancy rate of intensive care beds is 131%.

Currently, 65 residents of Brazos County are hospitalized with COVID-19.

National Trauma Service Area N

Most of the Brazos Valley falls under the N State Trauma Service Area (Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties). Trauma service area N currently reports 609 staffed hospital beds with 85 beds available. According to the latest state data, the region has 0 intensive care beds and 58 ventilators available. The latest state update listed 155 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in hospital.

CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY BY COUNTY

County	Active cases	Total cases	Recovered cases	Death	Dose Vaccinations	Fully Vaccinated
Austin	166	1,343	1 160	17	1,128	37
Brazos	1,858	14 089	12,079	152	5 210	454
Burleson	166	1,092	905	21	433	20
Grimes	168	1,960	1,741	51	661	20
Houston	136	1335	1 170	29	915	9
Lee	238	1,179	907	34	430	9
Leon	112	869	729	28	363	6
Madison	47	1,158	1.092	19	254	9
Milam	153	1,577	1,424	18	969	23
Montgomery	16,200	33,006	16,486	320	12 859	1,837
Robertson	169	1,068	875	24	413	15
San Jacinto	60	602	521	21	561	23
Trinity	33	485	440	12	434	2
Walker	481	6,871	6,297	93	1491	30
Waller	324	2,556	2 206	26	736	64
Washington	177	1,665	1,419	69	1,045	49

The state of Texas COVID-19 dashboard has undergone a few updates and changed the way they define numbers. The total number of cases is now the combination of confirmed and probable cases.

To view the state’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard, click here.

For the latest updates from TDCJ, click here.

Texas A&M University

The Texas A&M COVID-19 dashboard reported 374 active cases on January 13.

Currently, the university has reported 4,890 positive cases, 7.2% of tests come back positive.

The last update to the dashboard was provided on January 13, 2021.

ACROSS TEXAS

[View the state’s coronavirus dashboard for the latest COVID-19 case information.]

[View the state’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard]

Statewide, Texas has approximately 378,877 active cases and 1,666,745 recoveries. A total of 2,097,560 cases have been reported and a total of 17,906,336 tests (viral and antibodies) have been reported.

To date, 31,831 Texans have died from COVID-19.

Currently, 1,038,890 Texans have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 161,865 Texans have been fully vaccinated. Across Texas, 1,717,825 doses have been shipped.

254 of the 254 counties in the state of Texas are currently reporting cases. Harris County leads the state in total cases with 278,312 reported cases.

The last status update was provided on January 16 at 2:30 p.m.

Editor’s note: Leon County updates its cases every Wednesday. KBTX uses the Status Dashboard, which updates daily, for a more accurate reading of cases.

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