McLennan County hits daily record of 501 COVID-19 cases, youth lead the way

[TexasTowelie]

WACO -- McLennan County hit a one-day record of 501 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, including 208 residents under the age of 20, as the delta variant continued its rampage through area schools and communities.

The pediatric cases include eight babies under the age of 1, 80 children ages 1-10 and 120 youth ages 11-19, the Waco-McLennan County Public Health District reported. The district reported 191 COVID-19 patients were hospitalized in McLennan County, 95% of whom are unvaccinated.

The county’s COVID-19 death toll increased to 544 with the deaths of a 58-year-old man, 36-year-old woman and an 81-year-old man.

Health district senior epidemiologist Vaidehi Shah said she and her coworkers expected some increase when the school year began but didn’t expect the spread to happen this fast.

Read more: https://wacotrib.com/news/local/education/mclennan-county-hits-daily-record-of-501-covid-19-cases-youth-lead-the-way/article_b7f2cd78-0b6b-11ec-b146-efb52c07b7a8.html
(Waco Tribune-Herald)


Waco-McLennan County Public Health District

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