The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas rose to 27,054 on Wednesday and in Central Texas the count now stands at 475.
The latest state data show that 732 have died of the virus in Texas while an estimated 12,507 have recovered.
Almost 315,000 tests have been administered
The virus is now present in 207 of the state’s 254 counties.
The new coronavirus has claimed 14 lives in Central Texas including three in Bell County, two in Coryell County, one in Hill County, one in Limestone County, four in McLennan County, one in Milam County, and two in Navarro County.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported a total of 180 cases in Bell County Wednesday morning, but the Bell County Health District’s count showed 165 with the virus, 73 of whom have recovered.
The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases that Bell County reports at the local level does not include people who live on post at Fort Hood. The number of confirmed cases in Bell County that the Texas Department of State Health Services reports does include Fort Hood cases. Cases involving Fort Hood personnel who live off post are included in the numbers the county releases.
The virus has claimed three lives in Bell County including a Killeen man in his 50s in ICU died who died on April 8, a Temple man in his 60s in intensive care who died on April 6 who died on April 6, and a Temple woman in her 80s who had been diagnosed with the virus died on March 26.
A third Killeen police officer was confirmed to have the new coronavirus on April 21.
Two other officers were diagnosed with the virus on April 7.
All three are recovering.
McLennan County reported no new cases Wednesday.
The county’s total stands at 87.
Seventy patients have recovered.
One is hospitalized in critical condition.
Health officials are monitoring 46 residents who have either tested positive or have been in close contact with someone who has the virus.
Four have now died including a 66-year-old resident whose death was announced on April 22 and a 61-year old McLennan County man whom a neighbor found dead on April 8.
G.W. Carver Middle School Principal Phillip Perry, died of complications from the virus on March 31 and a 69-year-old man died on April 9 at a local hospital.
A Waco police officer and a Department of Public Safety trooper are among those who tested positive for the virus in McLennan County, officials said on April 22.
Both have since recovered.
Coryell County had 105 confirmed cases Wednesday, 63 of which involve state prison inmates.
Eight patients have recovered.
The virus has claimed the lives of of a Copperas Cove man in his 70s who died on April 9 at Advent Hospital in Killeen, to which he was admitted on April 2 and a Copperas Cove man in his 60s who was diagnosed with the virus on April 5.
Thirteen cases have been confirmed in Limestone County, which has recorded one death.
The latest case involves a woman in her 50s who lives between Mexia and Groesbeck.
A Mexia woman in her late 50s to early 60s with underlying health conditions died on March 31 at Parkview Regional Hospital in Mexia after she was diagnosed with COVID-19.
Bosque County was reporting four cases Wednesday Falls County had four cases, Freestone County reported three cases, Hamilton County reported five cases, Hill County had 16 with one death, Lampasas County had three cases, Leon County had five, Milam County had 16, Navarro County reported 30, and Robertson County had four.
Robertson County’s latest cases involve a man and woman in their 50s who live in the same household.
They both were self-isolating Wednesday.
No cases have been confirmed in Mills or San Saba counties.
— KWTX 10
