After a nearly three-month reprieve from weekly COVID-19 reports, Hemphill County Hospital has resumed these notifications after observing a recent uptick in admissions and positivity rates.

HCH is reporting this week that the hospital lab performed 81 tests from Wednesday, June 1, through Tuesday, June 21, and confirmed 26 COVID-positive tests.

Thirty of those tests were for Hemphill County residents, and 10 were confirmed positive. Another 51 tests were performed on out-of-county residents, resulting in 16 positive COVID tests.

The hospital admitted two COVID patients this month, and currently has one COVID-19 inpatient.

Again, the hospital warned that these numbers do not include any testing results performed at home or in labs elsewhere.

The Record will publish reports on a weekly basis until the current outbreak subsides.

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