COVID-19 Update: Friday 5/8/20

+There are now 593 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the six Southeast Texas county area. 354 cases have been reported in Jefferson County, 115 in Hardin County, 84 in Orange County, 27 in Jasper County, 8 in Tyler County, and 4 in Newton County. There have been 31 Coronoavirus related deaths.

+The city of Beaumont has reported 272 positive COVID-19 cases. There are 273 in the Beaumont jurisdiction, which includes Fannett, Cheek, China, and Nome. Of those testing positive, 131 are males and 149 are females. 9- of the positive cases are residents between the ages of 51 and 70. There have been 6 positive cases of children under 10. There have been 19death 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, 7,155 calls have been made to the center, with 4,973 residents in the six county region being tested. 128 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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