TOM GREEN COUNTY, Texas — The City of San Angelo's Public Information Office reported 37 newly-confirmed cases of COVID-19 Friday for Tom Green County, bringing the number of active cases to 393.
Additionally, there are 42 current hospitalizations. Positive numbers Friday include patients from Tom Green, Hays, Schleicher, Coke, Crockett, Menard, Howard and Concho counties.
The total number of positive cases since reporting began is 807 with 753 polymerase chain reaction (PCR) positives and 54 antigen positives.
A total of 177 cases and contacts of known positive cases were released from quarantine/isolation this week, the report said. As of Friday, the City said it will be breaking down the positive case count into types of test: PCR and antigen.
The city/county health department began receiving positive antigen test results June 30. Because this was a new test method, the City said it was researching and compiling information during this time.
The positive cases are treated no differently than positive PCR tests with regard to investigation, monitoring and release. From this point forward, the City will report both PCR and antigen tests positive results daily.
PCR tests
Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests are a molecular diagnostic testing technique that detects the genetic material from the virus and can help diagnose an active COVID-19 infection. Testing samples are collected from the nasal cavity using swabs.
Antigen tests
These diagnostic tests quickly detect fragments of proteins found on or within the virus by testing samples collected from the nasal cavity using swabs. Antigen tests are very specific for the virus but are not as sensitive as molecular PCR tests. This means that positive results from antigen tests are highly accurate, but there is a higher chance of false negatives, so negative results do not rule out infection. With this in mind, negative results from an antigen test may need to be confirmed with a PCR test prior to making treatment decisions or to prevent the possible spread of the virus due to a false negative.
The 37 new positive COVID-19 cases reported Friday are:
- Female in her 20s, Hispanic, Tom Green County (TGC)
- Female in her 20s, white, Hays County
- Female in her 60s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Young female, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 30s, Hispanic, Schleicher County
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 20s, white, TGC
- Teenage female, white, TGC
- Male in his 70s, Hispanic, Crockett County
- Female in her 50s, white, Coke County
- Female in her 50s, Hispanic, Menard County
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 80s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 60s, white, Howard County
- Female in her 40s, white, TGC
- Male in his 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 20s, white, TGC
- Male in his 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 80s, Hispanic, Crockett County
- Female in her 50s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 80s, white, TGC
- Male in his 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 50s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, white, TGC
- Female in her 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 70s, white, TGC
- Female in her 40s, white, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 80s, white, TGC
- Female in her 50s, white, Concho County
- Male in his 40s, Hispanic, TGC
Fifty-four (antigen tests) positive cases of COVID-19 to report from June 30 to July 9:
June 30
- Male in his 30s, unknown, TGC
- Female in her 20s, unknown, TGC
- Female in her 30s, unknown, TGC
- Teenage male, unknown, Runnels County
July 1
- Female in her 40s, pending racial demographic, TGC
- Female in her 50s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Female in her 50s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 50s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 30s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
July 2
- Male in his 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Teenage female, Hispanic, TGC
- Teenage female, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 40s, pending racial demographic, pending county
July 3
- Female in her 20s, white, TGC
- Female in her 90s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 50s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Female in her 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Female in her 50s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
July 4
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Female in her 50s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 90s, Hispanic, TGC
- Teenage female, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 40s, Hispanic, TGC
July 5
- Female in her 20s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 50s, white, TGC
July 6
- Female in her 90s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 50s, white, TGC
- Male in his 50s, white, TGC
- Male in his 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Male in his 40s, Hispanic, Hidalgo County
- Female in her 30s, Hispanic, TGC
July 8
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 60s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 80s, white, TGC
- Male in his 40s, Black, TGC
- Infant male, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 40s, Hispanic, Coke County
July 9
- Female in her 70s, pending racial demographic, pending county
- Male in his 30s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 20s, Hispanic, TGC
- Female in her 80s, white, TGC
