Nueces County reports 209 cases, 4 new COVID-19 deaths

July 13, 2020 steven

Staff reports, Corpus Christi Caller-Times
Published 5:00 p.m. CT July 12, 2020

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Nueces County reported 209 new cases and four new COVID-19 related deaths Sunday afternoon.

All the new cases are considered to be under investigation. There are 6,174 total cases and 5,632 active cases in the county.

The four who died – two men and two women in their 60s – bring the county death toll to 54. They had underlying health issues including hypertension, diabetes and thyroid disorder, according to a health district news release.

The data reports 338 individuals are currently being hospitalized in Corpus Christi hospitals, 100 people are in the ICU. There have been 542 recoveries.

The data states the Public Health District and other state of Texas labs conducted 58 tests on Sunday. Local hospitals conducted 140 tests. The county has conducted a total of 24,254 COVID-19 tests.

Nueces County cases

The city of Corpus Christi website gives a breakdown of COVID-19 cases in the county. The genders are not included in the age range breakdown on the website.

Travel-related — 65
Person to person (close contact) — 188
Community transmission — 5,712
Under investigation —209
Probable positive — 1

Patient status

Deaths — 54 (new: 4)
Hospitalized — 431
Currently in hospital — 338
In intensive care — 100
Recovered — 542

* The number of people recovered will not be subtracted from the total number of cases, officials have said.

Testing numbers

Corpus Christi – Nueces County Public Health District; along with other state of Texas public testing labs – 9,821 (new: 58)

*Hospitals/Clinics/Physicians – 14,433 (new: 140)

Total – 24,254

*Hospital data includes number of tests requested through Driscoll Children’s Hospital, Christus Spohn, and Corpus Christi Medical Center. The figures don’t include tests requested by individual doctors in Nueces County. Not all tests have been completed, according to the website.

Coronavirus Hotline

If you think you may have the virus, contact the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District at 361-826-7200 and a representative will give you instructions.

People who live with COVID-19-positive employees of STX Beef and those who live with an employee who has had contact with another COVID-19-positive employee can get tested for free. Those who want to get tested do not need to be showing symptoms. To get tested call 361-414-6700.