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DeWitt County confirms 70 COVID-19 cases, 60 recoveries

CUERO, Texas – DeWitt County announced 70 additional confirmed cases of COVID-19 and 60 additional recoveries since its last report. A majority of these new cases were tested at the government-sponsored testing center in Yorktown earlier in July, the county said in an email statement. “Officials also report five additional deaths which brings the death toll to nineteen,” the county said in the statement. A total of 591 cases have been diagnosed in DeWitt County since Gov. “202 individuals, including the 70 newly confirmed cases, are isolating at home,” the county said in a statement.

DeWitt County COVID-19 cases, recoveries

CUERO, Texas – On Aug. 12, DeWitt County officials confirmed 11 new COVID-19 cases, bringing the total number of cases in the county to 699 since March 13, officials said. Of the new cases, eight of the residents live in the Cuero ZIP code, one in the Yoakum ZIP code and two in the Yorktown ZIP code. Officials report one additional death, bringing the death toll in the county to 31. There are 102 active cases, with 96 residents quarantined at home and six at a medical facility. A total of 566 residents have recovered from the disease.

DeWitt County to conduct COVID-19 testing

CUERO, Texas – DeWitt County will offer COVID-19 testing Saturday after being selected as a mobile testing location by the Texas Department of State Health Services. According to a news release, testing will be conducted by appointment only from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Cuero Municipal Library. For any additional questions, contact The Texas Department of State Health Services at 512-883-2400. DeWitt County COVID-19 mobile test flyer (KSAT)COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new virus, stands for coronavirus disease 2019. The disease first appeared in late December 2019 in Wuhan, China, but spread around the world in early 2020, causing the World Health Organization to declare a pandemic in March.

Cuero firefighters called to three unrelated fires within hours of each other

The Cuero Fire Department was kept busy early Sunday morning with three unrelated fires that sparked within hours of each other, according to a news release from DeWitt County. The first fire was called in early Sunday morning at 1:50 a.m. in the 300 block of E. Sarah, according to the news release. At 6:40 a.m., some of the crew had to be reassigned after a trash dumpster fire was called in. That fire was believed to be intentionally set, and the suspect believed to be behind the arson was arrested by the Cuero Police Department, according to the news release. Then, at about 7:50 a.m., the Cuero Volunteer Fire Department was called to a car wreck with a possible entrapment.

15 cases of coronavirus, 1 fatality reported in DeWitt County

DEWITT COUNTY, Texas – Updated April 23:As of Thursday, DeWitt County reported its 15th case of COVID-19. Updated April 17:Three new COVID-19 cases have been reported in DeWitt County, totaling the total number of cases to 13. Updated April 9:A new COVID-19 case has been reported in DeWitt County, totaling the number of cases to eight. Updated April 4:An additional COVID-19 case has been reported in DeWitt County, totaling the number of cases to seven. Original:DeWitt County officials on Thursday reported two new cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number to six cases in the county.