Five new cases of COVID-19 reported in county
Even with five new COVID-19 cases reported in Wichita County in the past week, the number of active cases is continuing to drop.
Active cases in the county are at 12, down from 15 last week. The total number of positive tests in Wichita County since March 18 sits at 90. Iowa Park accounts for 25 of the total cases.
One resident of a long-term care facility is in isolation pending a retest of a preliminary positive result. Iowa Park Healthcare Center has been tested and no positive results were obtained.
A check of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice website showed that two employees at the Allred Unit in Iowa Park had tested positive for COVID-19. The State of Texas is conducting their own testing of prisoners and prison employees, so the tests do not go through the Wichita County-Wichita Falls Public Health Unit. It was unclear at presstime if the two employees who tested positive were residents of Wichita County and therefore are included in the count. (Edit: The Leader learned after presstime that the two positives cases at the Allred Prison unit were clerical errors)
As of Tuesday night, 7,010 residents of Wichita County have been tested for COVID-19, with 6,288 tests returning negative and 630 remain pending.
The new cases in the past week include:
Case 86
The patient is 40 - 49 and is currently at home in isolation recovering. This is a community spread case.
Case 87
The patient is 30 - 39 and is currently at home in isolation recovering. This is a community spread case.
Case 88
The patient is 20 - 29 and is currently at home in isolation recovering. This is a travel-related case within the state of Texas.
Case 89
The patient is 40 - 49 and is currently at home in isolation recovering. This is a travel-related case within the state of Texas.
Case 90
The patient is 20 - 29 and is currently at home in isolation recovering. This is a travel-related case within the state of Texas.
Nursing Homes
On May 11, Texas Governor Greg Abbott ordered all residents and employees at nursing home facilities in Texas be tested by the Texas Department of Emergency Management, which has been carried out at most long-term facilities in Wichita County.
Test results, by facility, are below:
University Park Nursing Home – Tested May 28 and May 29
Total Number Tested: 170
Total Wichita County Jurisdiction: 164
Staff Total Tested: 79
Positive: 0
Negative: 77
Pending: 2
Residents Total Tested: 85
Positive: 1
Negative: 84
Pending: 0
Promise Nursing Home – Tested May 28
Total Number Tested: 102
Total Wichita County Jurisdiction: 92
Staff Total Tested: 57
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 37
Pending: 20
Residents Total Tested: 35
Positive: 0
Negative: 20
Pending: 15
Courtyard Gardens – Tested May 28
Total Number Tested: 97
Total Tested Wichita County Jurisdiction: 93
Staff Total Tested: 45
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 45
Pending: 0
Residents Tested: 48
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 48
Pending: 0
Rolling Meadows – Tested May 29
Total Number Tested: 198
Total Tested Wichita County Jurisdiction: 183
Staff Total Tested: 140
Preliminary Positive: 1
Negative: 139
Pending: 0
Residents Tested: 43
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 42
Pending: 1
Advanced Rehab – Tested May 31
Total Number Tested: 344
Total Tested Wichita County Jurisdiction: 330
Staff Total Tested: 178
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 111
Pending: 67
Residents Total Tested: 152
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 102
Pending: 50
Senior Care – Tested June 1
Total Number Tested: 213
Total Tested Wichita County Jurisdiction: 196
Staff Total Tested: 100
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 98
Pending: 2
Residents Total Tested: 96
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 63
Pending: 33
House of Hope – Tested May 31
Total Number Tested: 102
Total Tested Wichita County Jurisdiction: 97
Staff Total Tested: 70
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 69
Pending: 1
Residents Total Tested: 27
Preliminary Positive: 0
Negative: 27
Pending: 0
As of Tuesday evening, results were still pending for Promise Nursing Home, Rolling Meadows, Advanced Rehab, Senior Care and University Park Nursing Home.
According to the Wichita Falls-Wichita County Public Health District, nursing/longtern care facilities that have no positive test results and no pending tests include Evergreen Healthcare Center, Iowa Park Healthcare Center, Electra Healthcare Center, Texhoma Christian Care Center and Courtyard Gardens.
