Brownwood News – On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 3 positive COVID-19 test results.
• Two positive tests were from the mobile drive through on May 16th. Both individuals had direct contact with an employee of the nursing home who previously tested positive.
• One positive test result was from a community member who had recently moved to Brownwood, had limited travel outside of the county, and had no known contact with a positive case.
The remaining results from the May 16th mobile drive through test by the National Guard have not been received by the Health Department.
The National Guard will be performing testing at all nursing homes in Brown County over the next two weeks, as per Governor Abbott’s directive. As the Health Department receives the nursing home mass testing results, we will post them.
The total COVID-19 cases in Brown County is now 54.
Current totals for COVID-19 testing in Brown County:
566 Tested
500 Negative
12 Pending
54 Positive Cases
30 Recovered
7 Deaths
