Hood County reports 2 more COVID deaths, slew of new cases after state alters data
Hood County health officials reported 158 new coronavirus cases and two more deaths in a Tuesday night release that covered the previous week.
Hood County has confirmed 557 total COVID-19 cases, including 10 deaths. The county has 82 active patients either hospitalized or in isolation. The test rate in the county is 9.3% positive.
The two latest pandemic-related deaths were residents 60 or older and had been hospitalized. Eight of the 10 deaths were directly complicated or caused by COVID-19. The other two were COVID-positive at the time of death. Eight of the 10 were 60 or older.
Of the 158 new cases from a week ago, 109 were added by Texas Department of State Health Services, including many that were self-reported through the Texas Health Trace website.
The county reports that 465 residents have recovered. Three patients are currently hospitalized. There have been 86 cases confirmed in residents of surrounding counties and those cases have been reported to DSHS and the local health authorities.
“I believe that it is important to note that 83% of the COVID cases detected in Hood County have now recovered, and our local hospital and clinics have proven up to the task of managing the impact of COVID-19 in our community,” Hood County Public Health Authority Dr. David Blocker said in an email. “Recent local deaths reflect the massive increase in active cases in the two previous weeks (up to 150 active cases on July 23), now trending back downward here and in surrounding communities.”
Dr. Blocker, who also serves as the City of Granbury’s medical adviser, urged residents to continue following the “basic prevention measures needed to continue moving businesses, schools and other areas of our community forward.”
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This story was originally published August 5, 2020 at 10:36 AM.
