(KWTX) – Despite the severe summer heat, COVID-19 remains a deadly and ubiquitous threat in central Texas, where at least 6,629 residents have been diagnosed with the virus and at least 49 have died.
In the two trauma service areas that span most of central Texas, at least 140 patients with laboratory-confirmed cases of the virus were hospitalized Monday.
Two McLennan County residents diagnosed with the virus died Monday morning, one at a local hospital and the other at home.
Residents under the age of 60 and particularly those in their 20s continue to drive the increase, health officials say.
Statewide, the total number of confirmed cases increased to 264,313 on Monday.
Of the total, 124,569 are active and 136,419 have recovered.
At least 10,405 patients were hospitalized on Monday.
County leaders in the Rio Grande Valley on Monday asked Gov. Greg Abbott to grant them broader emergency powers as hospitals exceed capacity.
Houston officials have also asked for orders to stay home, while Abbott has said that putting Texas back under lock and key is the last resort.
More than 2.8 million tests have been administered and the virus is present in all but seven of the state’s 254 counties.
At least 3,235 have died.
Forty-nine people diagnosed with the virus have died in central Texas, including 14 in Bell County, four in Coryell County, one in Hamilton County, two in Hill County, one in Limestone, 19 in McLennan County, one in Milam County and seven in Navarro County.
Bell County
The total number of cases in Bell County increased to 2,137 on Monday.
Of the total, 557 have been recovered.
“We can still see cases handled by those under the age of 60 with the 20-29 demographic, in particular, accounting for 24.5% of all cases,” said Bell County Public Health District Director Amanda Robison- Chadwell.
The total includes 11 residents and 10 employees of the Indian Oaks Living Center at 415 Indian Oaks Dr. in Harker Heights, Robison-Chadwell said.
Fourteen have died in Bell County, including a Killeen man in his 50s in the ICU who died on April 8, a Temple man in his 60s in intensive care who died on April 6 who died on April 6. April, an 80-year-old Temple woman who had been diagnosed with the virus died on March 26; woman in her 90s who was a resident of West Inn Nursing and Rehabilitation whose death was announced on May 30; a Weston Inn Nursing and Rehabilitation resident whose death was announced on June 3; a 60-year-old woman who was a resident of Weston Inn whose death was reported on June 9, a 70-year-old woman who was transferred on June 1 from Weston Inn Nursing and Rehabilitation to Scott & White Medical Center died on June 14; two 80-year-old men whose deaths were reported on June 17, both residents of the Weston Inn Nursing & Rehabilitation in Temple; a man in his 60s who was reported on June 19 that he was also a former resident of the Weston Inn; a woman in her 50s with underlying conditions whose death was reported on June 22; a man in his 90s who died on June 25; a Killeen woman in her 80s whose death was reported on June 29; and a Bell County man in her 20s who died outside the county whose death was reported on July 10.
MCLENNAN COUNTY
A 65-year-old white man died Monday morning at a local hospital and a 73-year-old white man died Monday morning at his home.
The deaths were on the 18th and 19th in the county linked to the virus.
McLennan County reported two deaths from the virus over the weekend.
A 93-year-old white woman died Saturday morning at a local hospital and a 42-year-old black woman died Sunday morning at a local hospital.
The Waco-McLennan County Health District reported 101 new cases of the virus Monday, bringing the total to 2,744, of which 2,299 were active.
A total of 201 new cases were confirmed over the weekend.
Sixty-four patients were hospitalized on Monday, 10 of them with ventilators
Fifty-four of the 64 are residents of McLennan County.
A total of 426 patients have recovered.
Of the most recent cases, seven involve residents who are 10 younger; seven involve residents aged between 11 and 19 years; 20 involve residents in their 20s; 11 involve residents in their 30s; 10 involve residents in their 40s; 10 involve residents age 50 and 36 involve residents age 60 and older.
Fifteen residents died earlier, including a 44-year-old man who died June 23 at a local hospital; a 66-year-old resident whose death was announced on April 22; a 61-year-old McLennan County man found dead by a neighbor on April 8, a 46-year-old man with no apparent underlying problems who died June 18 at a Waco hospital, a 53-year-old Hispanic man who died in June 28 at a local hospital; an 89-year-old Caucasian man who died June 29 at a local hospital; an 87-year-old Hispanic man who died June 29 at a local hospital; a 62-year-old Hispanic woman and a 77-year-old African-American man whose deaths were reported on July 4, and a 71-year-old Hispanic woman; a 76-year-old African American man whose deaths were reported on July 6; a 72-year-old Caucasian man whose death was reported on July 8 and a 41-year-old black woman whose death was reported on July 9.
GW Carver High School principal Phillip Perry died of complications from the virus on March 31 and a 69-year-old man died on April 9 at a local hospital.
Due to the increase, Baylor University on Monday dropped plans to host an in-person ceremony in August for graduates in May and August, opting for a virtual ceremony on August 15.
As of Monday, 37 Baylor athletes had tested positive for COVID-19, an increase from 11 from last week, although not all athletes, who are from multiple sports, are now in Waco.
Sixteen cases are active.
Ten of the athletes are asymptomatic and six are symptomatic, the school said.
Thirteen cases are being monitored.
CORYELL COUNTY
Coryell County reported 164 cases Monday, while the state report, which includes inmates from the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, was 404.
Of the local total, 82 cases were active and 78 patients recovered.
The virus claimed the life of a 70-year-old Copperas Cove man who died April 9 at Advent Hospital in Killeen, who was admitted on April 2, and a 60-year-old Copperas Cove man who was diagnosed with the virus on April 5. .
LIMESTONE COUNTY
Limestone County reported 103 cases Monday
Four patients have recovered.
A Mexia woman in her 50s and 60s with underlying health problems died on March 31 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia after she was diagnosed with COVID-19.
NAVARRO COUNTY
Navarro County reported 470 cases on Monday.
Of the total, 103 cases were active and 360 patients had recovered.
The county reported its seventh death from the virus last Thursday.
Thirteen patients were hospitalized on Monday.
OTHER COUNTIES
According to the latest figures Monday, Bosque County reported 41 cases, including nine that have recovered; Falls County had 56 cases with 23 recoveries; Freestone County reported 73 cases with 19 recoveries; Hamilton County reported 32 with one death and 16 recoveries; Hill County reported 145 with two deaths and 52 recoveries; Lampasas County had 39 cases with 17 recoveries; Leon County reported 98 cases, with 18 recoveries; Milam County reported 149 with one death and 96 recoveries; Mills County reported seven cases and one recovery; Robertson County had 121 cases with 17 recoveries; and San Saba County had 10 cases with three recoveries.
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