On Friday, August 7, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 4 positive COVID-19 test results, 6 negatives, 7 recoveries, and 1 death.

There are currently 131 active cases, of which 5 are hospitalized. The new positives include 3 PCR tests and 1 antigen tests. The total positive PCR tests for Brown County is 391.  The total positive antigen/antibody test is now 84. The new death was a female in her 50’s, who was not a resident of any nursing facilities.

From the Health Department “Please note we will not be reporting pending case counts. With an increase in the use of rapid tests (antigen) results are almost immediate which does not require a “pending” category. When results are near-instant, cases received are often more than the previous pending count, often causing confusion from readers. The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department is also not notified of all testing being done, which does not allow an accurate count of the true pending cases.”

The current totals for COVID-19 testing in Brown County as of 2 p.m. Friday are:

* 3,391 Tested
* 2,910 Negative
*    391 Positive Cases (PCR Tests)
*      84 Positive Antigen/Antibody
*    320 Recovered
*     131 Active Cases
*       24 Deaths