Johnson County reports coronavirus deaths of two men with ties to Alvarado
Johnson County reported its first two local coronavirus-related deaths Monday, including an 80-year-old Alvarado man.
County officials said the other deceased man was the former owner of Cactus Jack’s Boot Country, which is located near Alvarado at the corner of I-35 and U.S. 67. He died on April 10 after a three-week fight in an area intensive care unit.
Johnson County has reported 73 COVID-19 cases, including the death of three residents. The first man died a month ago in California after contracting the coronavirus on a cruise ship.
Of the 73 pandemic cases, 38 patients have recovered. There have been 30 cases confirmed in Burleson, 21 in rural Johnson County, 10 in Cleburne and four each in Alvarado and Mansfield. There have been two cases in Joshua, and single cases in Keene and Venus.
