LOCAL CORONAVIRUS CASES RISING

  

Active cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in Washington County.

Forty new cases have been reported this week.

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) reports that Washington County now has 155 active cases, 22 more than the active cases reported earlier in the week.

The county reporting 821 confirmed total cases on Monday, but by Wednesday, the total count was up to 869.

The county reports that 662 people have fully recovered, while 52 have died from the virus since the pandemic began.

Overall, Texas has more than 1 million confirmed cases with an estimated 141,891 active cases. The state had 8,489 new cases added to the DSHS dashboard Wednesday alone.