73 new cases of COVID-19 confirmed by Brazos County health district



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BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Health District reported Another 73 positive cases of COVID-19 in Brazos County. Currently there are 999 active cases.

No new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. There have been 84 total deaths in Brazos County linked to COVID-19.

8,022 patients are classified as cured, which means they did not have a fever for 72 hours without fever medication, and this happened 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

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

There have been 1,471 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 220 active probable cases and 1,251 cured probable cases.

The total number of confirmed positive cases in the county since testing began is 9,105. There have been 97,825 tests performed.

The total occupancy rate of the Brazos County Hospital beds is 80% and the total occupancy rate of the intensive care beds is 79%.

Currently, 36 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 22 558
Brazos 999 9 105
Burleson 146 628
Grimes 113 1,327
Houston 101 544
Lee 30 277
Leon 45 427
Madison 65 849
Milam 26 621
Montgomery 2 292 15 920
Robertson 46 484
San Jacinto 6 250
Trinity 9 225
Walker 105 4,076
Waller 41 1,088
Washington 175 915

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 615 staffed hospital beds and 84 beds available. According to the latest state data, the area has 2 intensive care beds and 55 ventilators available. The latest state update listed 79 lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in hospital.

Austin County has reported 22 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 558 total cases and 525 recovered cases and 11 deaths.

Burleson County currently has 146 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 628 cases in total and 475 cases have recovered. There were 7 deaths.

Grimes County currently has 113 active cases. There were a total of 1,327 cases, 1,176 recoveries and 38 deaths.

Houston County has confirmed a total of 544 cases of COVID-19. There are 101 active cases and 428 cases are recovered. There have been 15 deaths linked to COVID-19.

Lee County has reported 30 active cases. The county has a total of 277 cases, with 232 recoveries and 15 deaths.

Leon County currently has 45 active cases. The county has 427 cases in total, with 368 recoveries and 14 deaths.

Madison County has reported 65 active cases. The county has a total of 849 cases with 772 recoveries and 12 deaths.

Milam County currently has 26 active cases of COVID-19. There have been 621 cases in total and 595 cases recovered. There have been 9 deaths from COVID-19.

Montgomery County has 2,292 active cases of COVID-19. There were 15,920 cases in total and 10,274 recovered cases. There are currently 25 people hospitalized and there have been 168 deaths from COVID-19.

Robertson County has 46 active COVID-19 cases, with 484 total cases. Currently, 432 patients have recovered and 6 deaths have been reported.

San Jacinto County currently has 6 active cases of COVID-19. The county has a total of 250 cases with 230 recoveries and 14 deaths.

Trinity County currently has 9 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 225 total cases with 208 recoveries and 8 deaths.

Walker County currently has 105 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 4,076 total cases with 3,925 recoveries and 67 deaths.

Waller County currently has 41 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 1,088 total cases, 1,029 recoveries and 18 deaths.

Washington County currently has 175 active cases of COVID-19. The county has 915 total cases, 687 recoveries and 53 deaths.

For the latest updates from TDCJ, click here.

Texas A&M University

The Texas A&M COVID-19 Dashboard reported 25 new cases and 350 active cases on November 19.

Currently, the university has reported 3,362 positive cases, 7.5% of tests come back positive.

The last update to the dashboard was provided on November 19, 2020.

ACROSS TEXAS

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

Statewide of Texas, there are an estimated 158,383 active cases and 909,137 recoveries. There were 1,072,698 cases in total and 9,908,129 tests in total (viral and antibodies).

To date, 20,467 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 178,811 reported cases.

The last status update was provided on November 21 at 2:25 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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