COVID-19: Taylor County adds 3 deaths, 163 cases Thursday
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Thursday reported three deaths linked to COVID-19, 163 new cases and 103 recoveries. The deceased – one man in his 60s and two men in their 80s – bring the total number of county deaths to 210. The three men had preexisting health conditions, officials said. The 163 new cases are based on 59 polymerase chain reaction tests and 104 antigen tests. Active cases total 2,066 (830 PCR cases and 1,236 antigen cases). A week ago on Dec. 31, combined active cases numbered 2,198. The number of COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene facilities is 12...