Williamson County reported one new coronavirus death and an increase of 223 known cases as of Tuesday. The total number of confirmed cases in the county is now 13,515.
The total number of cases include 164 deaths and an estimated 12,575 recoveries as of Tuesday. Fifty people were in the hospital for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, on Tuesday.
The Williamson County and Cities Health District recommended in its report on Tuesday that people who participated in a gathering over the Thanksgiving holiday be tested three to five days after the gathering ended and to stay home for seven days.
“The effect of gatherings will not be known for a few weeks,” the report said.
The health district’s report on Tuesday said the rate of spread of coronavirus in the county “is on par to be a much bigger wave.”
“We should expect to see increasing hospitalizations and eventually deaths in subsequent ’waves’ in the coming weeks,” the report said.
People ages 18-30 had the largest number of confirmed cases in the county with 3,567 cases, or 26.39%, of the total, according to the district report on Tuesday.
People ages 31-40 had the second-highest number of confirmed cases with 2,485 cases, or 18.39%, of the population.
Round Rock had the most number of cases in the county with 3,955 cases on Tuesday, including 3,774 estimated recoveries. Georgetown had the second-highest number of cases on Tuesday with 2,680, including 2,460 estimated recoveries.
The county reported 179,867 tests done as of Tuesday, or 30.73% of the population, with a rolling seven-day average positivity rate of 9.2%. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has classified coronavirus hotspots as areas with a positivity rate of 5% or higher.
Williamson County residents can get free coronavirus tests daily in Georgetown north of the library parking lot at 402 W. Eighth St. Registration is required before visiting the testing booth. To complete the required pre-registration, visit bit.ly/3lmJCrp.
Williamson County residents can get tests at the health district’s testing site in Round Rock. If interested in testing, residents need to fill out a form at wcchd.org/COVID-19/testing.php.
Family Emergency Room is also offering coronavirus testing at its locations in Williamson County. To apply for testing visit familyhospitalsystems.com/covid-19/.
For more information on coronavirus cases in Williamson County visit wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
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