Slight uptick seen in Wichita County Covid-19 cases
Six new positive cases of COVID-19 reported this week in Wichita County brings the total to 18 active cases as of presstime Wednesday.
One of the positive cases reported Tuesday was listed as an Iowa Park resident, which brings the total to 24 from Iowa Park, or 34 percent of the county’s cases.
The bulk of the cases in Wichita County are recovered. Of the 70 total positive cases, 50 are listed as recovered, and 18 are counted as recovering at home. Two in the county have died from the Novel Coronavirus.
Of the 2,586 people tested thus far in Wichita County, 2406 tests have returned as negative and 110 test results are still pending.
The first confirmed case of COVID-19 in Wichita County was reported on March 18.
The new cases since last week include:
Case 65
The patient is between the ages of 30 - 39 and is currently in isolation at home recovering. This is a travel-related case.
Case 66
The patient is between the ages of 50 - 59 and is currently in isolation at home recovering. This is a travel-related case.
Case 67
The patient is between the ages of 20 - 29 and is in isolation recovering in Midland. Though the patient is not currently in Wichita County, per the Texas Department of State Health Services standards regarding case management, the case is considered within Wichita County’s jurisdiction due to the patients residence being within Wichita County.
Case 68
The patient is between the ages of 20 - 29 and is in isolation recovering in Midland. Though the patient is not currently in Wichita County, per the Texas Department of State Health Services standards regarding case management, the case is considered within Wichita County’s jurisdiction due to the patients residence being within Wichita County.
In relation to Cases 67 and 68, those confirmed cases will be counted in Wichita County’s confirmed numbers, not in Midland’s, according to Lindsay Barker, communications and marketing director for the Wichita County Health Unit.
A statement from Senior Care Health & Rehabilitation, where the two cases are employed was released:
“Two Senior Care Health & Rehabilitation staff members testeded positive for COVID-19 during routine staff testing while in Midland County while assisting a sister facility. A third staff member’s test is still pending. All three staff members were asymptomatic at the time of testing and are remaining in Midland to self-quarantine. They will return to Wichita County after quarantining for fourteen days.”
Case 69
The patient is between the ages of 6 - 19 and is currently in isolation at home recovering. The patient had no school or daycare exposure. This is a community spread case.
Case 70
The patient is between the ages of 30 - 39 and is currently in isolation at home recovering. This is a contact to a case. The patient lives in Wichita County, but works outside of Wichita County which is where the exposure occurred.
