Lamar County COVID 19 Update 07.15.20

On Wednesday, the Paris-Lamar County Health District received notification of an additional COVID-19 related death. It is an 82-year-old female and brings the total fatalities to 15 in Lamar County. The county also has 13 more COVID-19 cases for 466.

They are a 12-year-old female, a 19-year-old female, a 22-year-old male, a 27-year-old female, a 29-year-old female, a 31-year-old female, a 36-year-old female, a 38-year-old female, a 41-year-old female, a 47-year-old male, a 48-year-old male, a 71-year-old male, and a 72-year-old female.

Age and gender of the 15 positives from yesterday’s report were a six-month-old female, a 20-year-old male, a 22-year-old female, a 23-year-old male, a 25-year-old female, a 42-year-old female, a 46-year-old female, a 46-year-old female, a 53-year-old male, a 54-year-old female, a 54-year-old male, a 57-year-old male, a 58-year-old male, a 60-year-old female, and a 74-year-old female.

Lamar County has 446 confirmed COVID19 cases with seven travel-related and 439 community spread. As of Wednesday, 285 positives have recovered, and there are 146 active COVID-19 cases with 15 total COVID-19 related deaths for Lamar County.

The Paris-Lamar County Health District urges all Lamar County residents to adhere to the CDC and State of Texas guidelines to help stop this highly contagious virus.

Individuals may not be in a group larger than ten individuals, including those within the individual’s household. Within these groups, individuals should, to the extent possible, minimize in-person contact with others, not in the individual’s home. Reducing in-person contact includes maintaining six feet of separation from individuals. When keeping six feet of separation is not feasible. You should utilize other methods to slow the spread of COVID-19, such as wearing masks or face coverings, washing or sanitizing hand frequently, and avoiding sharing utensils or other everyday objects.