ABILENE, TX – The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Tuesday reported four new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries.
All four new cases were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction tests.
Active cases total 152 (58 PCR cases and 94 confirmed via antigen tests). Active cases a week ago totaled 143.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals remain at nine, the same as reported Monday. The average age of the inpatients is 61, with three residing outside Taylor County.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 0.90% Saturday, compared to 0.31% Friday and 1.14% Thursday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (updated Tuesday): Total positive PCR cases, 7,172; active PCR cases, 58; total antigen probable cases, 8,342; total active antigen cases, 94; total PCR recoveries, 6,946; total antigen recoveries, 8,017; Total deaths, 399; Current hospitalizations at Abilene facilities (as reported by city, which may vary from Hendrick number depending on time of day), 9.
Texas (updated Tuesday): Total cases, 2,444,933; New cases, 3,554; Active cases (estimated), 62,555; Hospitalized, 2,967; Fatalities, 48,677; New fatalities, 57; Total tests, 27,305,417; Recovered (estimated), 2,712,190.
Big Country estimated active cases (as tracked by the state): Howard, 47; Jones, 34; Scurry, 15; Coke, 13; Erath, 7; Brown, 6; Fisher, 3; Shackelford, 3; Comanche, 2; Mitchell, 2; Eastland, 1; Knox, 1; Runnels, 1; Callahan, 0; Coleman, 0; Haskell, 0; Kent, 0; Nolan, 0; Stephens, 0; Stonewall, 0; Throckmorton, 0.
Select West Texas counties estimated active cases: Ector (Odessa), 245; Midland, 215; Randall (Canyon), 141; Potter (Amarillo), 107; Lubbock, 79; Tom Green (San Angelo), 88; Moore, 48; Wichita (Wichita Falls), 38; and Hale (Plainview), 6.
Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (counts PCR cases only)
SELECT PRISONS (Monday update)
Daniel (Snyder): Staff cases – active, 1. Inmate cases – active, 37, medical isolation, 37.
Havins (Brownwood): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 26, medical isolation, 26.
Middleton (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 4; Inmate cases – active, 32, medical isolation, 32.
Robertson (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 9; Inmate cases – active, 1, medical isolation, 1.
Sayle (Breckenridge): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Wallace (Colorado City): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice COVID-19 website.
SCHOOLS, COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
Abilene ISD: Reported Monday no new cases. Active cases total nine (six students, three staff). Since Aug. 17, the district has reported 1,132 cases (572 students, 560 staff).
Wylie ISD: Reported Tuesday one active case, one fewer than last report Friday. The active case is at Wylie High.
Abilene Christian University: Reported Tuesday nine active active cases, eight fewer than Monday, and two people in quarantine because of possible exposure. The cumulative number of cases is 795.
Hardin-Simmons University: Reported Monday zero active cases.
