Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 134 positive COVID-19 cases, with 84 recoveries and 12 related deaths. Cass County has a total of 29 with 20 recovered. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reports 75 positive cases at the Barry B. Telford Unit.

Miller County has 42 total cases, 0 active positive cases, 665 negative results, 41 recovered, 1 death. (Updated 5/29/20)

MEDIA UPDATE
5/28/20

TEXAKANA, TX—Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 134 positive COVID-19 cases, with 84 recoveries and 12 related deaths. Cass County has a total 29 cases with 20 recoveries. The Texas Department of Criminal Justice reports 75 positive cases at the Barry B. Telford Unit.

 

Ages (Bowie County Cases)

0-19: 5

20-29: 17

30-39: 25

40-49: 28

50-59: 22

60-69: 21

70-79: 14

80+: 2

Gender (Bowie County Cases)

Male: 65

Female: 69

Deaths: 12


Total Positive Cases in Bowie County134
Bowie County Patients Hospitalized locally4
Bowie County Patients Isolated at Home/Quarantine34
Bowie County Patients Recovered84
COVID-19 Deaths in Bowie County12
Total Positive Cases in Cass County29
Cass County Patients Recovered20

 

Total Deaths12
     Deaths- Male6
     Deaths- Female6
     Deaths- 30-391
     Deaths- 40-491
     Deaths- 60-692
     Deaths- 70-798

On Wednesday, May 27th, 2020 a team of first responders from the Texarkana Texas Fire Department, Lifenet and the Bowie-Texarkana Health Department began testing at local nursing homes. The team plans to test every resident and staff member at nursing home facilities in Bowie County per the directive from Governor Greg Abbott.

The deadline for the Business Survey to gauge Economic Impact has been extended. All businesses in Bowie County are invited to submit a survey, to report positive or negative impacts to their business. The deadline is today, May 29, 2020 and the survey can be accessed at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeHFOIw9o16XOhE2_Ul4iKlW0K775q7zsWmjctRpovfhTWDzw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Residents in Bowie and Cass County are urged to continue following Governor Abbott’s Executive Orders and following CDC guidelines for social distancing, handwashing, and sanitizing.

 

 

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