Big Jump in Bowie County Covid-19 Numbers

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The number of active cases being traced in Bowie County by the Joint Operations Center in Texarkana has risen substantially since last Thursday.

Those active cases have increased by 55 since the August the 6th reporting period.

Here is the latest from the Operations Center:

Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 769 positive COVID-19 cases, with 308 recoveries and 40 deaths. There are currently 421 active cases being traced in Bowie County.

Cass County has a total 176 cases with 99 recovered and eight deaths.  Cass County currently has 69 active cases.

The Bowie County/Texarkana, Texas Joint Operations Center is still conducting contact tracing on positive cases, so if you test positive for COVID-19, or are a healthcare provider that conducts COVID testing, please notify the Local Health Authority at (903) 255-5560.

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases in Bowie County 8/10/2020
Total Cases in Bowie County 769
Ages (Bowie County Cases)
0-18 83
19-29 119
30-39 118
40-49 119
50-59 117
60-69 88
70-79 73
80+ 52
-Gender (Bowie County Cases)
Male 328
Female          441
              Deaths 40
   
   

Free COVID-19 testing has been extended for one more week at the Bowie-Texarkana Health Department at 902 W. 12th Street Texarkana, TX 75501 Monday through Saturday, August 10th-August 15th from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Register at gogettested.com or on-site. No symptoms required. Call 903-255-5560 for questions about testing.

Miller County currently has 64 active cases being traced, with 5 deaths reported from Covid-19.

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