KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — In an update on Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), which serves as Kaufman County's Local Health Authority, reported 2,620 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County.
KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — In an update on Thursday, August 20, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), which serves as Kaufman County's Local Health Authority, reported 2,620 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County.
2,550 of those total confirmed cases are presumed recovered, bringing the current estimated active cases of COVID-19 in Kaufman County to 64, according to DSHS.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting 32 COVID-19 fatalities among Kaufman County residents. Kaufman County has not provided location information on the latest 27 reported deaths, stating DSHS is not reporting deaths to the county anymore.
As of August 19, 2020, DSHS reported 16,215 COVID-19 tests had been performed in Kaufman County, according to provisional cumulative reporting numbers. There were 20.94 persons per 1,000 persons in the county who have tested positive for COVID-19.
The statewide testing positivity rate, as of August 19, was 14.13%.
Presumed or estimated recovery numbers represent the total confirmed cases in the county, minus any deaths, and estimates 20% of the remaining living cases required hospitalization while 80% of the remaining living cases did not, according to DSHS. Then, DSHS estimates recovery time for those hospitalized at approximately 32 days while those non-hospitalized at approximately 14 days. Those cases then fall off the estimated active case count.
The estimated active case count does not include probable cases, according to DSHS.
Residents are reminded to continue practicing proper hygiene and social-distancing measures.
