The Grayson County Health Department (GCHD) has released a coronavirus (COVID-19) update on the department’s Facebook page.
GCHD Director Josh Embry reported 14 new cases of the virus have been diagnosed in the county since the health department’s last update on July 30. The new cases increase Grayson County’s COVID-19 victim count to 189 since the onset of the pandemic.
The county now has had 32 new cases of the virus confirmed since Wednesday, July 8. This after only one new case of the virus was reported in Grayson County during the three week period between June 16 and July 7.
Embry said 13 victims are “isolated,” with no Grayson County residents currently hospitalized. The department reports 165 people have recovered from the virus.
The county’s COVID-19 death toll remains at 11.
By Ken Howlett, News Director
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