Brazos County adds 62 cases of COVID-19, bringing overall total to 1,225 – Bryan-College Station Eagle

Brazos County health officials reported 62 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday, capping a week with 444 new cases of the virus, including the countys first triple-digit daily increase.

Saturdays report from the Brazos County Health District also marks the 12th consecutive day of double-digit increases.

The 62 new cases reported Saturday brings the countys total number of cases to 1,225. Of those cases, 620 remain active, officials said.Brazos Countys first case was reported March 17.

County health officials reported a record 145 daily cases on Wednesday, more than double the previous daily high of 60 new cases on June 13.

Twenty-five Brazos County residents have died from the illness caused by the novel coronavirus.

Twenty-seven Brazos County residents remained hospitalized with the illness Saturday, officials said, down from the Fridays record of 29 hospitalizations. Health District officials only report the number of Brazos County residents in area hospitals.

Of nearly 500 hospital beds available in Brazos County and six surrounding counties, 140 were available on Saturday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services website. Fifteen intensive care unit beds and 43 ventilators were available in the region, according to the state figures.

The region, defined as Trauma Service Area N by the state, had 45 people hospitalized with COVID-19 on Saturday, the website showed. The region includes Brazos, Burleson, Grimes, Robertson, Washington, Madison and

In Texas, COVID-19 hospitalizations have more than doubled since Memorial Day, from 1,511 to 3,247 on Saturday. State health officials reported more than 13,700 hospital beds and nearly 6,000 ventilators available.

Across the state, 107,735 COVID-19 cases had been reported Saturday, with an estimated 38,474 cases remaining active. More than 2,160

COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in Texas since the pandemic began, according to state data.

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Brazos County adds 62 cases of COVID-19, bringing overall total to 1,225 - Bryan-College Station Eagle