WASHINGTON CO. NOW AT 245 TOTAL COVID-19 CASES AFTER THREE REPORTED WEDNESDAY
27 OF 57 ACTIVE CASES UNDER 40 YEARS OLD
Three new COVID-19 cases and the 30th patient death were confirmed Wednesday by Washington County health officials.
The three cases were confirmed in Brenham women in their 40s and 80s and a man in his 20s from the Carmine area. One of the cases was reported in an employee in the Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center (BNRC).
Washington County Joint Information Center (JIC) officials say the newly reported death actually occurred May 17th, but the county was only just notified of the change by the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
The county now has 245 total positive cases, with 158 recovered and 57 active. Four patients are hospitalized. Of the remaining active cases, 27 are under the age of 40.
With Wednesday’s new case, there are now two active cases at the Brenham Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which has 112 positive cases—87 residents and 25 employees. Neither of the active cases are hospitalized. The facility has had 86 patient recoveries and 24 deaths.
The county as of Wednesday has performed an estimated 3,995 COVID-19 tests, 223 of them at the BNRC.
For the full list of COVID-19 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.