Six new cases of COVID-19 confirmed

Six new cases of COVID-19 were reported by local officials in Donley County this week.

Donley County Judge John Howard, MD, said testing of 86 people by the Texas National Guard last Tuesday resulted in two positive cases.

Howard noted that these were asymptomatic people who tested positive.

“It’s all around us,” Howard said of the virus. “Take care of yourselves and take care of other people.”

State officials reported one new case, which had been tested outside of the county, Howard said.

Clarendon Family Medical Center reported three new positive cases, and two cases at the clinic were still pending as the Enterprise went to press.

The new confirmed cases bring Donley County’s total positives to 40 with 34 of those listed as recovered.