90 new COVID-19 cases, 27 Brazos County residents hospitalized

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) – The Brazos County Sanitary District reported 90 additional positive cases of COVID-19 in Brazos County. Currently, there are 635 active cases.

No new deaths have been reported in the past 24 hours. There were 208 deaths in the municipality of Brazos related to COVID-19.

16,319 patients are classified as recovered, which means they have had no fever for 72 hours, no medication to lower the fever, and it has been 10 days after the onset of symptoms.

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

There have been 3,624 probable cases in Brazos County since June 18, 2020. A probable case of COVID-19 is determined by a positive antigen test. 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 169 probable cases active and 3,455 probable cases recovered.

The total number of positive cases confirmed in the county since the start of the tests is 17,162. 180,691 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 110%.

Currently, there are 27 residents in the municipality of Brazos hospitalized for COVID-19.

State Trauma Service Area N

Most of the Brazos Valley falls under the N state trauma service area (Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison, Robertson and Washington counties). The Trauma Service Area N currently reports 618 hospital beds with 84 available beds. According to the most recent data from the state, the region has 5 ICU beds available and 81 fans available. The latest state update listed 53 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
Vaccinations
Totally
Vaccinated
Austin 33 1,790 1,729 28 3,769 1,202
Brazos 635 17,162 16,319 208 20,305 7,939
Burleson 250 2,192 1,908 34 1,709 620
Grimes 398 3,405 2,947 60 2,139 917
Houston 78 1,537 1,419 40 1,359 899
Lee 263 1,983 1,684 36 1,184 519
Leon 153 1,524 1,335 36 934 468
Madison 144 1,849 1,681 24 734 336
Milam 16 2,311 2,295 37 2,184 1,192
Montgomery 3,188 44,579 21,733 242 53,351 26,019
Robertson 215 1,998 1,748 35 1,523 587
San Jacinto 202 990 763 25 1,913 916
Trinity 58 652 573 21 1,727 628
walker 281 8,447 8,053 113 4,272 1,853
Waller 78 3,392 3,275 39 3,371 1,443
Washington 454 3,627 3,092 81 5,228 1,409

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 12 new cases and 126 active cases on February 22.

Currently, the university has reported 2,583 positive cases since the week of January 9, 2021. 9.2 percent of the tests were positive.

The last update of the panel was provided on February 25, 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 185,190 active cases and 2,368,008 recoveries. There were 2,613,792 cases reported in total and 22,662,805 tests in total (viral and antibody).

To date, 41,980 Texans have died from COVID-19.

Currently, 3,198,527 Texans have been vaccinated with at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine and 1,489,259 Texans have been fully vaccinated. Across Texas, 6,319,195 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 343,573 cases reported.

The latest status update was provided on February 24 at 3:55 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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