Emergency Management Coordinator Sara Williams announced that on Sunday, August 30, 2020, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Piaz Park in Mathis, the State will set up a Mobile Collection Test Site. Flyers with more information will be posted on www.sanpatem.net
Public Health Preparedness Department reported twenty-seven (27) new cases today that are all under investigation and our hospitalization count is zero. The County’s confirmed COVID-19 case count will move to 1257. The County’s active case count moves up to 169 as this count also denotes that eighteen (18) individuals were released from COVID-19 protocol. DSHS is
reporting fifty-seven (57) COVID-19 fatalities for San Patricio County at the time of this release. The County’s completed tests count is 3340. The County’s immediate risk of transmission is intermediate.
Reminder: Isolation is required after being diagnosed with COVID-19 in order to slow the spread of this virus. The CDC
recommends isolation be maintained for at least 10 days after illness onset AND at least 3 days (72 hours) after recovery. Illness
onset is the date symptoms began and recovery is the resolution of fever with improvement of other symptoms.