The Texas County Health Department reported on Friday an upsurge in COVID-19 cases in the county since Saturday, Nov. 27.
TCMH said Monday it had 11 hospitalized.
The health department said 116 positive cases have been detected in one week. On Friday, four were hospitalized. There were 108 isolated at home.
Of the 1,969 positive tests this year, 101 had been vaccinated.
The death count this year is 30.
On Monday, Texas County Memorial Hospital reported it had 11 hospitalized with COVID-19. Of those, 10 had not been vaccinated. They range in age from 32-88. Three are age 65 or under. Daily new positive cases jumped about five-fold over last week’s number.
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