COVID-19: Taylor County adds 6 cases Monday

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The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Monday reported six new cases of COVID-19, four of which were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction testing.

Active cases Monday totaled 91 (26 PCR tests and 65 antigen tests), compared to 88 reported Friday and 77 the week previous.

The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the 16-county Abilene trauma service area was 0.35% Saturday, compared to 0.22% Friday and 0.00% Thursday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 database.

The Abilene trauma service area Saturday had three COVID-19 inpatients, one more than reported Friday. In the previous 24 hours, there were no COVID-19 admissions in the area, according to the state database.

Brown County added 56 cases last week

BROWNWOOD – Brown County health officials reported 56 new cases of COVID-19 for the week ending Friday.

The percentage of county residents aged 5 and older who are fully vaccinated is 44.16%, compared to 44.13% the previous report.

The current totals for COVID-19 testing in Brown County as of Friday were:

  • Total positive: 11,489

  • Total negative: 10,500

  • Cases confirmed by PCR test: 4,881

  • Cases confirmed by antigen test: 6,608

  • Deaths: 253

  • Average age of deceased: 68

Coronavirus by the numbers

Abilene/Taylor County (Monday data): New cases, 6; PCR cases, 13,102; active PCR cases, 26; total antigen probable cases, 22,022; total active antigen cases, 65; total PCR recoveries, 13,285; total antigen recoveries, 21,606; Total deaths, 643.

Texas (updated Monday): Total cases, 5,580,673; New cases, 1,428; Hospitalized, 773; Fatalities, 86,713; New fatalities, 0; Total tests, 64,668,364.

Big Country estimated new daily confirmed cases (Monday, as tracked by the state): Brown, 0; Callahan, 0; Coke, 0; Coleman, 0; Comanche, 0; Eastland, 0; Erath, 0; Fisher, 0; Haskell, 0; Howard, 0; Jones, 0; Kent, 0; Knox, 0; Mitchell, 0; Nolan, 0; Runnels, 0; Scurry, 0; Shackelford, 0; Stephens, 0; Stonewall, 0; and Throckmorton, 0.

Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (counts PCR cases only) San Angelo Standard-Times

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