52 new cases of COVID-19, 21 residents of Brazos County hospitalized

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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Health District reported 52 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Brazos County. Currently, there are 850 active cases.

No new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. There have been 92 total deaths in Brazos County linked to COVID-19.

8,852 patients are classified as cured, meaning they did not have a fever for 72 hours without fever medication, and this happened 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

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

There have been 1,737 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 289 active probable cases and 1,448 cured probable cases.

The total number of confirmed positive cases in the county since testing began is 9,794. There have been 102,148 tests performed.

The total occupancy rate of the Brazos County Hospital beds is 78% and the total occupancy rate of the intensive care beds is 75%.

Currently, 21 residents of Brazos County are hospitalized with COVID-19.

CASES OF COVID-19 IN THE BRAZOS VALLEY BY COUNTY

County	Active cases	Total cases
Austin	84	657
Brazos	850	9,794
Burleson	105	677
Grimes	130	1,405
Houston	70	580
Lee	38	301
Leon	42	453
Madison	45	870
Milam	34	673
Montgomery	3,807	18 648
Robertson	80	535
San Jacinto	3	258
Trinity	11	230
Walker	340	4,489
Waller	136	1,255
Washington	136	976

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 605 staffed hospital beds and 86 beds available. According to the latest state data, the area has 2 intensive care beds and 56 ventilators available. The latest state update listed 74 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in hospital.

Austin County has reported 84 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 657 total cases and 561 recovered cases and 12 deaths.

Burleson County currently has 105 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 677 cases in total and 563 cases have recovered. There were 9 deaths.

Grimes County currently has 130 active cases. There have been a total of 1,405 cases, 1,235 recoveries and 40 deaths.

According to its website, Houston County has confirmed a total of 580 cases of COVID-19. There are 70 active cases and 494 cases are recovered. There have been 16 deaths linked to COVID-19.

Lee County has reported 38 active cases. The county has a total of 301 cases, with 244 recoveries and 19 deaths.

Leon County currently has 42 active cases. The county has 453 cases in total, with 395 recoveries and 16 deaths.

Madison County has reported 45 active cases. The county has a total of 870 cases with 810 recoveries and 15 deaths.

Milam County currently has 34 active cases of COVID-19. There have been 673 cases in total and 630 cases recovered. There have been 9 deaths from COVID-19.

Montgomery County has 3,807 active cases of COVID-19. There were 18,648 cases in total and 11,238 cases recovered. There are currently 32 people hospitalized and 173 deaths from COVID-19.

Robertson County has 80 active COVID-19 cases, with 535 total cases. Currently, 447 patients have recovered and 8 deaths have been reported.

San Jacinto County currently has 3 active cases of COVID-19. The county has a total of 258 cases with 240 recoveries and 15 deaths.

Trinity County currently has 11 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 230 total cases with 210 recoveries and 9 deaths.

Walker County currently has 340 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 4,489 total cases, 4,078 recoveries and 71 deaths.

Waller County currently has 136 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 1,255 total cases with 1,100 recoveries and 19 deaths.

Washington County currently has 136 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 976 total cases with 786 recoveries and 54 deaths.

For the latest updates from TDCJ, click here.

Texas A&M University

The Texas A&M COVID-19 Dashboard reported 40 new cases and 163 active cases on December 1.

Currently, the university has reported 3,811 positive cases, 7.1% of tests come back positive.

The last update to the dashboard was provided on December 3, 2020.

ACROSS TEXAS

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

Statewide, Texas has approximately 193,213 active cases and 1,003,141 recoveries. There were 1,215,113 cases in total and 11,017,447 tests in total (viral and antibodies).

To date, 22,000 Texans have died from COVID-19.

254 of the 254 counties in the state of Texas are currently reporting cases. Harris County leads the state in total cases with 193,089 reported cases.

The last status update was provided on December 3 at 5:25 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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