An increase in COVID-19 positive patients and a stagnate number of healthcare workers have come together to create the perfect storm that is the current COVID-19 crisis. Trauma beds across Texas are scarce, making it hard for Goodall-Witcher Hospital in Clifton to move patients who need a higher level of care.

As of 12:55 p.m. Monday, the Texas DSHS reported 1,377 cases of COVID-19 had been confirmed in Bosque County, up only one from last week, and an additional 311 cases were probable. Only 11 cases were active, and 1,643 individuals had fully recovered. The number of deaths in the county remains at 34.

During Monday’s Bosque County Commissioners Court meeting, Bosque County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Anderson said zero deaths from COVID-19 were reported across the state. “This is the first time in a year and a half that that number was actually zero,” said Anderson.

Bosque County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Anderson told Commissioners Court Monday he was approached by Health and Human Services last week to ask if there were any homebound, elderly or nursing home residents who had not received the COVID-19 vaccine. Anderson said he reached out to the nursing homes and other agencies excluding Senior Services to see if any residents who wanted the vaccine were unable to receive it.

Bosque County seems to be on the right path when it comes to staving off COVID-19. “For the last four weeks, recovered cases have outpaced new cases so that’s why the active number is steadily dropping,” said Bosque County Emergency Management Coordinator Chris Anderson.