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The number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in Midland County rose to 16 after three new cases were announced Tuesday. (3/31/2020)

The city reports that cases 14, 15 and 16 are a female in her 20s, a male in his 50s and a male in his 30s, respectively. None have been admitted to the hospital; they all are quarantining at home. The source of exposure for the female was contact to a known case, and the source for the men were travel.

The Midland Health website shows
355 samples taken at the hospital
13 positive cases (three cases came from private physicians' offices)
219 negative tests
and 123 waiting for results.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported on its website Tuesday that there were 3,266 cases reported and 41 fatalities (one of those was the Midland man in his 60s).
DSHS also shows 122 of 254 counties in Texas reporting cases.

West Texas counties with confirmed coronavirus cases include
Lubbock 77
Midland (Midland) 16
Taylor (Abilene) 11
Ector (Odessa) -- 10)
Tom Green (San Angelo) 6
and Dawson (Lamesa 3.
Crane, Gaines and Martin reported one each.

The 16 in Midland County would tie it for the 26th most across the state, according to DSHS, whose statistics Tuesday were from 8 p.m. Monday.

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Midland Mayor Patrick Payton has changed the current disaster declaration that puts in place measures that mandate social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.

The declaration states businesses can allow in the store the number of customers equal to 10 percent of its occupancy based on square footage. For example, if a store such H-E-B has an occupancy of 2,000, then it would be allowed to have 200 customers at any one time. Employees would not factor into that number, Payton said at Tuesday's special city council meeting.

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Ector County Health Department Director Brandy Garcia detailed during a press conference on Tuesday afternoon that the county has
10 total positive cases
60 pending
and 29 negatives.

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Tippin said that MCH has negative pressure rooms ready as well as ventilators and PPE. He said that, as a whole, there are 175 people in MCH and 32 ventilators not in use.

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fta09 said:

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@TatumGuinn is a good follow if you do Twitter.

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