The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates Monday related to COVID-19:

• 2 youth at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday morning.

• 1 youth at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon.

As of today, the agency has administered 1,216 tests to youth for COVID-19. Since the start of the pandemic, 158 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 53

Gainesville State School: 9

Giddings State School: 38

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 20

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 38

Since the start of the pandemic, 172 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 25

Gainesville State School: 13

Giddings State School: 77

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 41

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 16

For more information about the agency’s response to COVID-19, please visit the TJJD website.