County sees two-day spike in COVID-19 cases

The number of coronavirus cases in Gonzales County saw a large uptick with a combined 46 cases reported on Monday, Aug. 24 and Tuesday, Aug. 25.

Of these cases, 34 were reported on Monday and 12 were reported on Tuesday. The total count of cases within the county has risen to 789, with 17 of these cases being termed active as of the Tuesday report disseminated by County Judge Patrick C. Davis. Monday’s spike is the highest increase in a single day of reported cases since July 23, 2020.

This report shows there are eight deaths reported in the county. However, county trend data from the Department of State Health Services indicates that there have been 11 reported deaths in the county.

COVID-19 cases across the state are trending downward, returning to a point similar to that of the end of June, before the curve began to rise with accelerated spread of the virus.

Trauma Service Area P, which includes Gonzales County, currently has a total of 3,996 general and ICU hospital beds occupied by coronavirus patients. This is down 176 beds from last Wednesday’s total of 4,172 occupied beds.