Bell County continued to see a steady rise in hospitalizations related to COVID-19 Wednesday as cases continued to spike.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that Trauma Service Area L â which Bell County accounts for a large portion of â was now the region with the second-highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate in the state. The service area now has 13.58 percent of hospital beds filled with coronavirus patients, just under TSA R in East Texas with 13.61 percent.
The county previously had the highest percentage of hospitalizations due to the virus for the previous six days.
The Bell County Public Health District also reported a rise in active cases, which increased by 52 new infections since Tuesday to 845. While cases continued to rise deaths did not, staying at 471.