Looking at the numbers this week, Freestone and the surrounding rural counties have doubled and tripled their active COVID-19 cases since last week.

The Texas Department of Health and Humans Services has updated their COVID-19 app, visit dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/ and click Case Count to view to information.

Always remember that the numbers are what were reported from the state, and there are many factors included in counting numbers.
The website states that, “All data are provisional and subject to change.”

Also, make sure and pay attention to the tab. If you check there are a variety of tabs on the website ranging from positive cases in total, recoveries, deaths, actives cases, and much more information.

The following are the counts for positive test received in regards to COVID-19 testing in the five-county region.

As a note, the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 dashboard is considered to be, “provisional and subject to change.”
Always follow the numbers officials report.

Numbers shown below are the current ACTIVE cases only.

–Freestone County – 137 (671 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, December 14, 2020)

–Navarro County – 251 (2,704 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, December 14, 2020)

–Limestone County – 157 (892 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, December 14, 2020)

–Leon County – 101 (523 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, December 14, 2020)

–Anderson County – 308 (3,611 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, December 14, 2020)

The inmate unit list has been shortened to only include the prisons in Freestone County and surrounding counties.

For more information on other units visit tdcj.texas.gov/covid-19/mac_dashboard.html and select desktop or mobile.

Current numbers of confirmed active case inmates in the State of Texas as of Friday, November 27, 2020 are as follows :

–Beto -0 inmate and 7 employee
–Boyd – 0 inmates and 4 employees
–Coffield – 5 inmates and 3 employees
–Gurney – 2 inmate and 4 employees (set to close this month)
–Michael – 1 inmates and 2 employees
–Powledge – 28 inmates and 4 employees