COVID-19 Monday update: Abilene area hospitalizations continue to increase
Laura GutschkeThe Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District reported Monday one COVID-19-linked death and 113 new COVID-19 cases since the last report on Friday.
Total county deaths connected to the coronavirus is 418.
Of the new cases, 48 are based on polymerase chain reaction tests.
No additional recoveries were reported.
Active cases total 578 (254 PCR cases and 324 based on antigen tests). A week ago, active cases numbered 327.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 8.00% Sunday, compared to 6.90% Saturday and 6.89% Friday, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The 16-county Abilene trauma service area had 65 COVID-19 inpatients Sunday, according to the state website, which is more than double the 32 reported a week ago.
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Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (updated Monday): Total positive PCR cases, 7,653; active PCR cases, 254; total antigen probable cases, 8,890; total active antigen cases, 324; total PCR recoveries, 7,222; total antigen recoveries, 8,325; Total deaths, 418.
Texas (updated Monday): Total cases, 2,658,660; New cases, 3,781; Active cases (estimated), 103,210; Hospitalized, 6,853; Fatalities, 52,110; New fatalities, 4; Total tests, 33,994,267; Recovered (estimated), 2,939,564.
Big Country estimated active cases (as tracked by the state): Brown, 155; Erath, 81; Howard, 47; Scurry, 45; Comanche, 22; Runnels, 21; Callahan, 21; Nolan, 20; Coleman, 19; Jones, 16; Eastland, 12; Mitchell, 10; Stephens, 9; Fisher, 8; Coke, 8; Shackelford, 3; Kent, 2; Haskell, 0; Knox, 0; Stonewall, 0; Throckmorton, 0.
Select West Texas counties estimated active cases: Lubbock, 1,232; Tom Green (San Angelo), 719; Ector (Odessa), 672; Randall (Canyon), 648; Midland, 543; Potter (Amarillo), 537; Wichita (Wichita Falls), 335; Moore, 60; Hale (Plainview), 53.
Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (counts PCR cases only)
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Brown County adds 128 new cases last week
BROWNWOOD – Brown County health officials reported Friday 128 new COVID-19 cases last week, topping the 107 of the previous week.
The county also reported 11 COVID-19 hospitalizations and 155 active cases Friday. The previous week, there was four inpatients and 103 active cases.
Compared to the 128 new cases last week, Brown County had nine for the week of July 2 and 31 the week of June 4. This year's high for a weekly total was 297 on Jan. 8.
The current totals for COVID-19 testing in Brown County as of Friday were:
- Total positive: 4,658
- Total negative: 9,084
- Cases confirmed by PCR test: 2,251
- Cases confirmed by antigen test: 2,407
- Deaths: 142
- Average age of deceased: 67
- Recovered: 4,361
Laura Gutschke is a general assignment reporter and food columnist and manages online content for the Reporter-News. If you appreciate locally driven news, you can support local journalists with a digital subscription to ReporterNews.com.