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The Bell County Public Health District identified eight COVID-19 related deaths on Tuesday as active cases fell below 2,000 for the first time since Dec. 29.
Bell County reached 200 COVID-19 related deaths on Thursday, as active cases fell to 2,360 â 115 fewer than Wednesday.
âThe new deaths were for a man in his 50s from Bell County and woman in her 80s from Killeen ⦠Our condolences to the families during this difficult time,â Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health Districtâs director, said.
These deaths were announced with Bell County now totaling 17,248 cases since March. At least 14,888 people have reportedly recovered, according to the health district.
Bell County also saw its incidence rate â which tracks the rate of new COVID-19 cases over the last 14 days â decrease for the third consecutive day. The countyâs rate, which peaked at 848.9 per 100,000 people on Jan. 8, fell to 650.3 on Thursday, Robison-Chadwell said.