ABILENE, Texas — The Abilene Taylor-County Public Health District reported its second confirmed positive test result for COVID-19 in Taylor County, bringing the total positive test count to three, including a positive result reported by Dyess Air Force Base on March 26.
The second infected individual is a man in his 40s, living at Disability Resources, Inc. Abilene Taylor County Public Health District staff traveled to DRI Thursday, March 26 to test the individual, and received the positive test result Friday, March 27.
The infected individual lives in a different house on the DRI campus than the first confirmed positive case, and is currently receiving care under quarantine at DRI.
The City of Abilene and Abilene Taylor County Public Health District continue to closely monitor DRI and its population of special needs residents.
The Abilene Taylor-County Public Health District urges area residents to protect themselves, and thebmedically fragile community members from the spread of COVID-19.
