51 residents of Brazos County hospitalized for COVID-19, 61 new cases

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Sanitary District reported 61 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in the municipality of Brazos. Currently, there are 1,480 active cases.

Two new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours, a woman hospitalized in her 50s and a man hospitalized in her 70s. There were 179 deaths in the municipality of Brazos related to COVID-19.

14,114 patients are classified as recovered, which means they have had no fever for 72 hours, no medication to lower the fever, and 10 days have passed since the onset of symptoms.

56 percent of new confirmed cases are in the 18 to 24 age group.

There have been 3,225 probable cases in Brazos County since June 18, 2020. A probable case of COVID-19 is determined by a positive antigen test. The confirmed COVID-19 cases are determined by a positive PCR test. The health district conducts case investigations in all confirmed and probable cases.

There are currently 425 probable cases active and 2,800 probable cases recovered.

The total number of confirmed positive cases in the county since testing began is 15,773. 162,201 tests were carried out.

The total occupancy of hospital beds in Brazos County is 87% and the total occupancy of beds in the ICU is 123%.

There are currently 51 residents in the municipality of Brazos hospitalized for COVID-19.

State Trauma Service Area N

Most of the Brazos Valley falls under the state N trauma service area (Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties). The Trauma Service Area N currently reports 626 hospital beds with 104 beds available. According to the most recent data from the state, the region has 6 ICU beds available and 60 fans available. The latest state update listed 87 laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 patients currently in the hospital.

COUNTY COVAS COVES-19 COUNTY CASES

County Active cases Total Cases Recovered cases Fatalities One dose
Vaccines
Totally
Vaccinated
Austin 94 1,586 1,466 26 2,100 312
Brazos 1,480 15,773 14,114 179 8,918 1,899
Burleson 390 1,844 1,429 25 772 250
Grimes 475 3,122 2,592 55 1,002 207
Houston 84 1,446 1,329 33 1,283 246
Lee 312 1,674 1,326 36 600 128
Leon 269 1,423 1,121 33 531 133
Madison 214 1,810 1,573 23 376 108
Milam 115 2,065 1,950 29 1,407 123
Montgomery 6,040 39,241 18,338 211 22,211 5,905
Robertson 379 1,818 1,410 29 614 160
San Jacinto 136 765 607 22 1,075 129
Trinity 69 576 488 19 637 74
walker 575 7,711 7,033 103 2,557 439
Waller 289 3,004 2,683 32 1,413 257
Washington 828 3,305 2,404 73 1,864 312

The Texas State COVID-19 Dashboard has undergone some updates and changed the way they define numbers. Total cases are now the combination of confirmed cases and probable cases.

To view the state’s COVID-19 vaccine panel, click here.

For the latest TDCJ updates, click here.

Texas A&M University

The Texas A&M COVID-19 Dashboard reported 49 new cases and 515 active cases on January 30.

Currently, the university reported 4,890 positive cases, 7.2 percent of the tests were positive.

The last update of the panel was provided on February 1, 2021.

ACROSS TEXAS

[View the state’s coronavirus dashboard for the latest COVID-19 case information.]

[View the state’s COVID-19 vaccine dashboard]

Across the state, Texas has an estimated 364,238 active cases and 1,974,572 recoveries. There were 2,392,443 cases reported in total and 20,247,888 tests in total (viral and antibody).

To date, 36,539 Texans have died from COVID-19.

Currently, 1,947,164 Texans have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 499,436 Texans have been fully vaccinated. Across Texas, 3,637,500 doses were shipped.

254 out of 254 counties in the state of Texas are currently reporting cases. Harris County leads the state in total cases, with 317,654 cases reported.

The latest status update was provided on February 1 at 1:40 pm

Editor’s note: Leon County updates its cases every Wednesday. KBTX uses the State Dashboard, which is updated daily, for a more accurate reading of cases.

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