COVID-19 Texarkana Area Update for Friday, August 14
Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 805 positive COVID-19 cases, with 375 recoveries and 53 related deaths. There are currently 377 active cases being traced in Bowie County.
Cass County has a total of 193 cases with 137 recoveries, 9 deaths and currently 47 active cases.
Miller County has 527 total cases, 42 active positive cases, 4174 negative results, 480 recovered and 5 deaths. (Updated 8/13/20)
The chart below shows the number of cases (blue bar) and deaths (orange bar) for each age group in Bowie County.
The next chart shows the mortality rate* for each age group Bowie County.
The next chart is the male/female ratio.
| Total Positive Cases in Bowie County | 805 |
| Bowie County Patients Hospitalized locally | 9 |
| Bowie County Active Cases | 377 |
| Bowie County Patients Recovered | 375 |
| COVID-19 Deaths in Bowie County | 53 |
| Non-resident Patients Hospitalized locally | 30 |
| Total Hospitalizations | 39 |
| Total Positive Cases in Cass County | 193 |
| COVID-19 Deaths in Cass County | 9 |
| Cass County Active Cases | 47 |
| Cass County Patients Recovered | 137 |
Free COVID-19 testing at the Bowie-Texarkana Health Department at 902 W. 12th Street Texarkana, TX 75501 ends tomorrow, Saturday, August 15th
The office will be open from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Register online at gogettested.com or on-site. No symptoms required.
Call 903-255-5560 for questions about testing.
The latest local information and updates can all be found at www.coronatxk.org.
* Mortality rate is calculated by dividing the number of deaths by the number of cases to obtain the percentage.
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