Number of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Continue to Rise in Tom Green County

SAN ANGELO, TX – The daily Covid report in Tom Green County on Wednesday showed a rise in hospitalizations due to the virus.

According to a report published by the City of San Angelo's Communications Department, on Jan. 19, the San Angelo Health Department reported another 669 new positive COVID-19 infections. This brings the total active infection count to 8,116.

Of the 8,116 patients infected 74 people have been admitted into the hospital. The day prior 67 patients were hospitalized. 

The health department also reported two fatalities. One is a female, 70s, Runnels County, who was unvaccinated and the other was a female, 60s, Tom Green County, who was fully vaccinated. This brings the COVID-19 death count in Tom Green County to 491.