COVID-19: Taylor County adds 8 cases Tuesday
Five of new cases were confirmed by polymerase chain reaction tests, and three by antigen tests.
Active cases total 157 (58 PCR and 99 antigen), down from 168 on Monday.
Also, officials reported 16 inpatients hospitalized for COVID-19 at Abilene hospitals, three more than Monday. The average age of the patients is 61, and nine live outside Taylor County.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 1.59% Monday, up from 1.53% Sunday and 1.13% Saturday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (updated Tuesday): Total positive PCR cases, 7,338; active PCR cases, 58; total antigen probable cases, 8,470; total active antigen cases, 99; total PCR recoveries, 7,109; total antigen recoveries, 8,134; Total deaths, 408; Current hospitalizations at Abilene facilities (as reported by city, which may vary from Hendrick numbe
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COVID-19: Taylor County adds 1 new case Tuesday; inpatients down to 10
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Tuesday reported a single new case of COVID-19 confirmed with an antigen test and 24 recoveries.
Active cases total 185 (72 from polymerase chain reaction tests and 113 from antigen tests). A week ago, active cases numbered 218.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals total 10, which is one fewer than Monday. The average age of the patients is 61, and seven live outside Taylor County.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 1.32% Sunday, compared to 1.14% Saturday and 1.32% Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website.
COVID-19: Taylor County adds 14 cases, 12 recoveries Friday
Four of the new cases are based on polymerase chain reaction tests.
Active cases total 216 (103 PCR cases and 113 confirmed via antigen tests). A week ago, active cases numbered 232.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals total 11, which is one fewer than reported Thursday. The average age of the patients is 61, and eight live outside Taylor County.
The percentage of COVID-19 inpatients in the Abilene trauma service area was 2.13% Monday, compared to 1.53% Sunday and 1.65% Saturday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services COVID-19 website.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (updated Friday): Total positive PCR cases, 7,324; active PCR cases, 103; total antigen probable cases, 8,443; total active antigen cases, 113; total PCR recoveries, 7,050; total antigen recoveries, 8,094; Total deaths, 407; Current hospitalizations at Abilene facilities (as reported by city, which may vary from