Brownwood News – On Tuesday, July 7, 2020, the Brownwood/Brown County Health Department received 9 positive COVID-19 test results and 24 negatives.   The case counts below include results from the mobile drive through testing on  Wednesday July 1, 2020 and partial results from Sunday, July 5, 2020.

The current totals for COVID-19 testing in Brown County are below:

2391  Tested
2113   Negative
152     Pending
126     Positive Cases
60       Recovered
53       Active Cases
13        Deaths

The Brownwood/ Brown County Health Department only reports polymerase chain reaction diagnostic tests or PCR tests as they are more commonly known. These tests are highly specific because they are based on the unique genetic sequence of SARS-CoV-2. The Brownwood/Brown County Health Department does not report antibody or antigen tests in our numbers. The Health Department does however continue to provide support and contact tracing for antibody and antigen testing.