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COVID spread slowing in Grayson County, health dept. reports 10 new cases since Tuesday December 16, 2020
The Grayson County Health Department (GCHD) has released a coronavirus update.
In announcing 10 new cases of the virus have been confirmed since Tuesday, GCHD Director Josh Embry said, “The speed of transmission has officially slowed.”
While Wednesday’s cases give Grayson County 50 (10 per day) cases of the virus confirmed since Friday, and 18 over the last two days, the rate of occurrence has slowed considerably since a troubling November surge bled into December, likely due to Thanksgiving gatherings.
To illustrate, between November 1 and December 8, the county recorded 486 cases of the virus (just over 13 per day), equaling 46.2 percent of the total cases confirmed in Grayson County (to that date) since the onset of the pandemic in March.
Between November 15 and November 30, GNR reported 41 new cases of the virus, and at one point had 30 active cases within the facility: 15 residents and 15 staff members. In the five day period between November 25 and November 30, the long-term care facility had 19 cases of the deadly virus confirmed.
As of Monday, though, the spread of COVID-19 has slowed considerably, as there were five active cases within GNR: two residents and three staff.
Since March, GNR has had 120 people associated with the 72-bed facility 71 residents, 49 staff test positive for coronavirus.
Ten deaths at the facility, all residents, have been blamed on the virus.
Grayson County’s other nursing home, Spring View Nursing & Rehabilitation, has had 45 cases arise from the facility, but currently has zero active cases.