One new COVID-19 related death was recorded in Bell County Tuesday, according to the Bell County Public Health District.
Dr. Amanda Robison-Chadwell, director of the district, said the death came from a man in his 70s from Killeen â increasing the total number of deaths in the county to 411.
The county has seen a total of 21,653 cases of the virus along with 20,906 recoveries.
âOur incidence rate remained the same at 87.6 per 100,000 as did our active number of cases at 318,â Robison-Chadwell said.
Milam County
A new COVID-19 death was also reported Monday in Milam County, County Judge Steve Young said.
The county had seen its total deaths rise to 46. Young said the new death was from an older male with no comorbidity.
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The need for new or expanded school campuses grows daily at Central Texas school districts â especially those located off the stateâs busiest highway.
By the dozens, new students arrive every month.
From just south of the Bell County line to its northern boundaries, school districts adjacent to or near Interstate 35 â Temple, Belton, Salado, Academy, Troy and Jarrell, for example â are dealing with booming student populations that will require campus improvements to accommodate growth in the coming years, officials said.
School officials are preparing for the growth by looking at both short- and long-term options:
Temple ISD purchased land for a planned elementary that could open in fall 2023.
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