State shows increase of COVID-19 cases in county

The Texas Department of State Health Services is recording an increase in COVID-19 cases in Ochiltree County.

According to data from TDSHS, the county has had 71 new cases of the virus in the last 14 days, an increase of 92% over the prior 14 days.

The TDSHS reports state that the county has had a total of 2,006 cases since the pandemic began in 2020 and 43 confirmed deaths.

The state’s data can lag …