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.

• 1 youth at the Evins Regional Juvenile Center, in Edinburg, tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.

• 1 Youth Development Coach at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.

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, 195 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: 25

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