Herald Democrat
Grayson County s COVID-19 active case count reached a high of 659 on Sunday before falling back to 566 by Monday. So far, 14 people in Grayson County have received a vaccine for the virus.
A report released by the Grayson County Health Department and the Office of Emergency Management Monday evening said that the county reported 46 new cases of COVID-19 on Saturday and had an active case load of 616. Then on Sunday, the county learned of 43 new cases and had an active caseload of 659. On Monday, the county reported an active caseload of 566 with 121 new cases.
The active case numbers weren t the only thing increasing over the weekend. The county reported three more COVID-19 related deaths on Monday bringing that number up to 148.
Herald Democrat
Grayson County s active COVID-19 case numbers fell over the weekend from a high of 432 on Saturday to a low of 238 on Monday.
After a straight week of increased deaths from the illness, the county s death total held at 137 over the weekend.
Saturday, the county reported 46 new cases of the illness in County residents and 33 new cases on Sunday. On Monday, the county reported 122 new cases, but the active case load fell from 432 cases on Saturday to just 236 on Monday.
A report from the Grayson County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management Monday said that the county s hospitals total ICU occupancy on Monday was at 100 percent and its total hospital occupancy was at 92 percent. That included 16.54 percent of COVID-19. The regional COVID-19 hospital capacity was 17.09 percent.