Local Number Tested for Covid-19 Increases

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The local number of people who have been tested for possible Covid-19 (Coronavirus) continues to increase.

At a Joint Operations Center Briefing Tuesday morning, Dr. Matt Young says well over 150 people locally are awaiting test results for possible Covid-19.

As of 10am, there are Nine Confirmed cases in Bowie County, Two positive in Miller County, and two confirmed in Cass County. One person with underlying health conditions has died with Covid-19 in Bowie County.

Two LaSalle employees at the Bowie County Jail Annex have tested positive and are being quarantined. The operators of the jail are following CDC guidelines concerning any other employees and inmates they may have come in contact with according to officials.

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