COVID-19 is still here, and showing an increasing trend upwards throughout most of Texas.

Freestone County, unlike other counties on I-45, has seen a reduction in positive cases.  So keep doing what you are doing to be safe.

Visit g.is/1WDSrb to view the Health Department’s numbers, and all the information available.

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 – 27 (451 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, November 16, 2020)

–Navarro County – 222 (2,047 recovered) (Taken from the Navarro County Emergency Management website dated Monday, November 16, 2020)

–Limestone County – 35 (655 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, November 16, 2020)

–Leon County – 70 (342 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, November 16, 2020)

–Anderson County – 87 (2,919 recovered) (Taken from the State of Texas Department of Health Services Case Count dated Monday, November 16, 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 13, 2020 are as follows :

–Beto -0 inmate and 1 employee

–Boyd – 0 inmates and 5 employees

–Coffield – 1 inmates and 8 employees

–Gurney – 0 inmate and 5 employees

–Michael – 2 inmates and 2 employees

–Powledge – 0 inmates and 5 employees