Active COVID-19 cases have tripled in one week according to local officials.
Donley County Judge John Howard, MD, said Tuesday afternoon that there are now 63 active cases under the care of the Clarendon Family Medical Center, up from 21 one week ago.
Due to the high case load, a complete COVID report was not available from the clinic before press time, but Howard did say that ten of ten tests conducted Monday were positive. By Tuesday afternoon, there were 29 new positives.
Clarendon School Nurse Debbie Thompson said Tuesday morning that she had eight positive tests so far this week. It was not known how many if any of those cases went to clinic after testing positive at school.
Meanwhile, more than 30 people received either a first, second, or booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine during a clinic last Friday in Howardwick, and a second clinic is planned there on March 11.
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