No new COVID-19 cases locally since May 1

No new cases of COVID-19 have been reported in Donley County since May 1, and 80 people have now tested negative for the virus at the Clarendon Family Medical Center.

Donley County Judge John Howard, MD, says his clinic has conducted 100 tests local residents, and, as of Tuesday afternoon, all of those test results had been received. Twenty local tests have come back positive, and five other local residents have tested positive at facilities outside the county.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is reporting 26 confirmed cases in Donley County. Howard said he is trying to get that number corrected because one patient is being counted twice, having tested positive at the local clinic and then again in an Amarillo hospital.

Of the positive cases, 21 have been listed as “recovered.” Howard says it’s possible that as many as three of the remaining four positive cases may also be recovered, but those are not under the care of the local clinic.

Howard still urges everyone to continue to follow social distancing guidelines.