COVID-19 Update: Wednesday 4/22/20

+There are now 388 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the six Southeast Texas county area. 215 cases have been reported in Jefferson County, 91in Hardin County, 60 in Orange County,14 in Jasper County, 6 in Tyler County, and 2 in Newton County. There have been 16 Coronoavirus related deaths.

+The city of Beaumont has reported 152 positive COVID-19 cases. There are 159 in the Beaumont jurisdiction, which includes Fannett, Cheek, China, and Nome. Of those testing positive, 76 are males and 83 are females. 60 of the positive cases are residents between the ages of 51 and 70. There have been 3 positive cases of children under 10. There have been 9 death related COVID-19 cases in Beaumont.

+The Southeast Texas Call Center is in operation daily between the hours of 8:00 am-8:00pm... Remember, you must call 409-550-2536 to be screened before you can be tested at one of the two testing sites in Southeast Texas. There have been 4,748 calls to the center since it began operation on March 20th. 2,548 people have been tested at one of the two testing sites in Southeast Texas.

+For additional information across the six county region, which includes Jefferson, Hardin, Orange, Jasper, Newton, and Tyler Counties you can go to SETINFO.org. That page is updated on a daily basis.


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