Ellis County sees 146 new COVID-19 cases

Ellis County has recorded 146 new COVID-19 cases since Wednesday, the county health department reported Friday.
The county recorded no additional deaths related to the coronavirus over that time period, the health department said in its COVID-19 dashboard put out Friday afternoon on its website.
Ellis County so far has seen 28 total deaths related to COVID-19, according to Friday’s dashboard.
It also indicated that:
·The county as of Friday had 489 active COVID-19 cases, with 10 of those patients being hospitalized.
·29% of the county’s COVID-19 tests had been positive over the previous seven days.
·Since reporting began, Ellis County has recorded 2,630 COVID-19 cases, with 2,113 of those patients having recovered.
·Since reporting began, 18.4% of the county’s COVID-19 tests had been positive.
Ellis County’s COVID-19 dashboard is updated Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays.