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Second confirmed case of COVID-19 reported in Van Zandt County

Van Zandt County reported its first case on March 18, a 47-year-old woman. She later died on March 28.
Credit: AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File
FILE - In this March 17, 2020, file photo a health worker displays the packaged nasopharyngeal swab, which goes about two inches into the nasal cavity, used on patients at a drive-thru COVID-19 testing station for University of Washington Medicine patients in Seattle.

VAN ZANDT COUNTY, Texas — Van Zandt County officials reported a second confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county.

According to officials, the new case was due to community spread outside the county. However, there is no evidence of community spread within the county.

Van Zandt County reported its first case on March 18, a 47-year-old woman. She later died on March 28.

Below is a full list of confirmed COVID-19 cases in the East Texas region:

  • Angelina County - 3
  • Bowie County - 1
  • Cass County - 1
  • Cherokee County - 2
  • Franklin County - 1
  • Gregg County - 5
  • Henderson County - 1
  • Harrison County - 1
  • Hopkins County - 1
  • Morris County - 1
  • Nacogdoches County - 2
  • Rusk County - 3
  • Smith County - 31, 1 death
  • Shelby County - 2
  • Upshur County - 1
  • Van Zandt County - 2, 1 death

For more information on the coronavirus, text "FACTS" to (903) 600-2600.

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