AUSTIN—The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates Thursday related to COVID-19:

• 1 youth at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19. This is the first youth case since August 14.

• As of today, TJJD has administered 1,288 COVID-19 tests to youth. Since the start of the pandemic, 168 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 55

Gainesville State School: 10

Giddings State School: 40

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 22

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 41

Since the start of the pandemic, 192 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 30

Gainesville State School: 13

Giddings State School: 83

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 42

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 24

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