EIGHTEEN NEW CASES OF COVID-19 IN WASHINGTON COUNTY; NO DEATHS REPORTED

Ed Pothul July 18, 2020

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Eighteen new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed Friday in Washington County, raising the county’s total case count to 391 and its active count to 177.

Friday’s cases were reported in seven men and 11 women, all from Brenham. The patients range in age, with one teenager, four in their 20’s, five in their 30’s, seven in their 40’s and one in their 50’s .

Of the currently active cases, one patient remains hospitalized. County officials say 181 patients have recovered from the virus. The death toll stands at 33.

According to the JIC, the 391 positive cases—including recovered and deceased patients—make up 1.09 percent of the population within the county.

As of Friday, the county has performed an estimated 4,148 COVID-19 tests.

For a full list of 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.

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