July 6: Kaufman County reports 742 COVID-19 cases, 555 presumed recovered, 4 confirmed and 1 probable death

July 6: Kaufman County reports 742 COVID-19 cases, 555 presumed recovered, 4 confirmed and 1 probable death

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County has confirmed 742 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in an update on July 2, 2020, up from 673 reported on July 2.

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — Kaufman County has confirmed 742 total confirmed cases of COVID-19 in an update on July 2, 2020, up from 673 reported on July 2.

555 of those total confirmed cases are presumed recovered, bringing the current presumed active cases to 187, down from 199 reported last Thursday.

The Texas Department of State Health Services ceased reporting local data to counties on June 19, 2020, and later reversed that decision and began reporting again on July 1.

Kaufman County is reporting four confirmed COVID-19-related deaths and an additional "probable" COVID-19-related death. County officials say these two data sets will remain separate in their reporting.

As of July 4, 2020, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 5,984 Kaufman County residents have been tested for COVID-19, according to provisional cumulative reporting numbers.

Over the same 7-day period with available testing data, the testing positivity rate for Kaufman County was 28.5%. There were 6.58 persons per 1,000 persons in the county who have tested positive for COVID-19, according to DSHS.

Confirmed COVID-19 case locations with fatalities indicated in brackets (Does not include a geographical indicator for the COVID-19-related death reported as "probable.") : (Represents the general geographical or mailing area and does not specify whether in the city limits or in unincorporated areas of the county. ONLY INCLUDES CASES FOR WHICH REPORTING DATA WAS MADE AVAILABLE BY KAUFMAN COUNTY.)

In their latest reporting data, DSHS did not provide Kaufman County with gender and age data.

Residents are reminded to continue practicing proper hygiene and social-distancing measures.