COVID-19 Update: Thursday 5/7/20

+There are now 581 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the six Southeast Texas county area. 346 cases have been reported in Jefferson County, 115 in Hardin County, 81 in Orange County, 27 in Jasper County, 8 in Tyler County, and 4 in Newton County. There have been 29 Coronoavirus related deaths.

+The city of Beaumont has reported 265 positive COVID-19 cases. There are 273 in the Beaumont jurisdiction, which includes Fannett, Cheek, China, and Nome. Of those testing positive, 129 are males and 144 are females. 89 of the positive cases are residents between the ages of 51 and 70. There have been 5 positive cases of children under 10. There have been 17 death related COVID-19 cases in Beaumont.

+The Southeast Texas Call Center is in operation daily between the hours of 8:00 am 5 00 pm... 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. Since the call center began operation on March 20th, 7,025 calls have been made to the center, with 4,773 residents in the six county region being tested. 246 calls were made to the call center yesterday.

+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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