Three more COVID deaths overnight

From Milam County Judge Steve Young, "I regret to inform of three additional COVID related deaths today. This makes four Milam County residents that we report in a single week who died from COVID. I am truly sorry for these losses and our condolences to the involved families. These were all good people."

Milam County now has 22 residents who are hospitalized and 11 of those are on ventilators. We have 227 active confirmed cases in Milam County. 

"These are very high numbers, but most of this is preventable. All but one person who has died were unvaccinated. One person was fully vaccinated, but it appears the person contracted the virus between the first and second shot," Young said. "There is hope. Our vaccination rate is increasing and we are one of two counties in our service area that has a vaccination rate in excess of 40%. The more that get vaccinated, the safer we all are."

Current Numbers:

1866 total cases

100 active cases (minus 12)

1469 Probable cases (Antigen detected test results, not included in total case count)

127 Active cases (plus 7)

227 active confirmed cases in Milam County

298 total hospitalized

22 currently hospitalized (minus 2)

63 fatalities (plus 3)

Eleven (11) individual(s) hospitalized is in serious condition (vents)

52 Total Vaccines Administered today.

27 Moderna total

8 - first and 19 - second doses

25 Pfizer total

16 - first and 9 - second doses

12 students, 7 - first and 5 - second doses

Testing: 36 positives with 79 tested for a 45.57% positivity rate.

Since July 29, 2021

850 individuals tested, 286 or 33.65% positive.

Vaccine Clinics:

Friday, Sept 3, 2021

204 W. Walnut, Gause, TX - Gause United Methodist Church 9am - 3pm

Variants: No change

5 - Delta and 3 - Alpha variants identified.

98% of all confirmed case are being identified as the Delta variant.