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Wed Jul 22, 2020, 11:53 PM Jul 2020

Gregg County COVID-19 cases up 20, Smith County rises by 53; Longview, Tyler hospitals treating

Gregg County COVID-19 cases up 20, Smith County rises by 53; Longview, Tyler hospitals treating record number of patients


As hospitalizations hit a new high in Longview, Gregg County saw a much smaller rise of 20 coronavirus cases on Tuesday compared with the day before.

Gregg County Health Administrator A.J. Harris said the cumulative total has reached 1,154.

Longview Mayor Andy Mack on Tuesday afternoon said the state was reporting 85 hospitalizations in the city from the virus, an increase of eight from the previous day.

Harris said the county’s recoveries remained at 238 on Tuesday, and its death toll from the virus remained at 16.

Read more: https://www.news-journal.com/news/local/gregg-county-covid-19-cases-up-20-smith-county-rises-by-53-longview-tyler-hospitals/article_334351ac-cb60-11ea-8249-2f7638cad6f9.html
(Longview News-Journal)
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