Today, Public Health Preparedness Department reported three (3) new cases that are all under investigation and our hospitalization count is zero. The County’s confirmed COVID-19 case count will move to 1398. The County’s active case count moves down to 22 as this count also denotes that eleven (11) individuals were released from COVID-19 protocol. DSHS is reporting seventy-two (72) COVID-19 fatalities for San Patricio County at the time of this release. The County’s completed tests count is 3652. 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.
Call 361-201-0551 to reach the Center for COVID-19 between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. M-F.
For information, please contact Clara Rieder, Public Health Preparedness Manager, at EOC@co.san-patricio.tx.us; or Dr. James A. Mobley, MD, MPH, FAAFP.