COVID-19: Taylor County adds 76 new cases Wednesday

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The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Wednesday reported 76 new cases of COVID-19, 19 of which were confirmed via polymerase chain reaction tests.

Active cases totaled 1,154 (330 PCR cases and 824 based on antigen tests), down from 1,140 reported Tuesday.

Coronavirus by the numbers

Abilene/Taylor County (Wednesday data): New cases, 76; PCR cases, 14,293; active PCR cases, 330; total antigen probable cases, 25,212, total active antigen cases, 824; total PCR recoveries, 14,305; total antigen recoveries, 24,031; Total deaths, 652.

Texas (updated Wednesday): Total cases, 6,259,542; New cases, 4,972; Hospitalized, 2,674; Fatalities, 88,608; New fatalities, 30; Total tests, 70,734,232.

Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (counts PCR cases only) San Angelo Standard-Times

SELECT PRISONS (Tuesday update)

Daniel (Snyder): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.

Havins (Brownwood): Staff cases – active, 0; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.

Middleton (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 3; Inmate cases – active, 1, medical isolation, 3.

Robertson (Abilene): Staff cases – active, 12; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.

Sayle (Breckenridge): Staff cases – active, 3; Inmate cases – active, 6, medical isolation, 6.

Wallace (Colorado City): Staff cases – active, 4; Inmate cases – active, 0, medical isolation, 0.

Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice COVID-19 website.

SCHOOLS

Abilene ISD: Reported Wednesday 175 active student cases and 35 active staff cases.

Wylie ISD: The district is reporting COVID-19 data directly to the health department only.

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