COVID-19 cases set single day record

Monday set a high mark of COVID-19 cases in a single day. We have a record a record number of new cases for Milam County, County Judge Steve Young said in his daily report.  "We have nine PCR and nineteen new probable cases, for a record high of twenty-eight new cases in a single day

Forty-five individuals in Rockdale were tested Monday and seventeen of those were positive.  "We now have fifty-six active cases in Milam County!  In just one week our active case count has increased by thirty-seven.  We must do better.  We must distance and wear a mask.  This is our only protection.  Know that when you are out in public, the virus is there also.  Please protect yourself and others by keeping your distance and wearing a mask," Young said.

Milam County Cases:

Confirmed PCR Cases 581

Confirmed active PCR Cases 26 – up 5

Confirmed probable (antigen) cases 143 – up 22

Confirmed active probable cases 30 – up 20

Total confirmed cases in Milam County 56 up 25

Monitored individuals 130– up 31

Hospitalizations 4 – up 2

Deaths 9