WASHINGTON CO. NOW AT 179 TOTAL COVID-19 CASES AFTER 11 CONFIRMED TUESDAY

  

Washington County is now reporting 179 positive cases of COVID-19, after 11 new active cases were confirmed Tuesday.

Six men and five women, all from Brenham and ranging in age from their 20s to their 80s, make up Tuesday’s new cases.  Four of the 11 cases are reported to be residents of the Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (BNRC), and three of the cases are hospitalized.

The county now has 118 active cases, with 11 patients hospitalized.  Three new recoveries were reported, bringing the county’s total to 39.  Twenty-two COVID-19 patients have died, with 20 of them from the BNRC.

Of the 107 positive cases at the BNRC, 83 are active.  Eighty-five residents and 22 employees have tested positive.  Two patients remain hospitalized, while four have recovered.

Officials with the Washington County Joint Information Center (JIC) report an estimated 990 COVID-19 tests have been performed as of Tuesday, with 127 of those at the BNRC.

To see the full list of confirmed cases in the county, go online to www.washingtoncountyems.net/covid-19-confirmed-cases.  To visit the JIC website providing COVID-19 information, click here.