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

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

• As of today, TJJD has 6 active cases across its facilities: 4 youth and 2 staff.

• Since the start of the pandemic, TJJD has administered 1,334 COVID-19 tests to youth. Since the start of the pandemic, 171 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 55

Gainesville State School: 11

Giddings State School: 41

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 23

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 41

Since the start of the pandemic, 196 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 31

Gainesville State School: 13

Giddings State School: 84

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 42

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 26

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