COVID-19 Texarkana Area Update for Thursday, August 13

Bowie County Emergency Operations Center reports a total of 796 positive COVID-19 cases, with 324 recoveries and 51 related deaths. There are currently 421 active cases being traced in Bowie County.

Cass County has a total of 185 cases with 137 recoveries, 8 deaths and currently 40 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.

Free COVID-19 testing has been extended for one more week at the Bowie-Texarkana Health Department at 902 W. 12^th Street Texarkana, TX 75501 Monday through Saturday, August 10^th-August 15^th 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.

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.