The Ellis County Health Department on Monday reported the average number of new coronavirus cases per day in the last seven days fell from seven on Friday to five on Monday.
The department also announced an additional coronavirus-related death, bringing the total to 50.
At the Oct. 2 city commission special meeting, commissioners voted to extend the resolution until there the seven-day average of new cases of COVID-19 per day in Ellis County is five or fewer for 14 consecutive days, or until the statewide state of disaster emergency removed.
Monday was the first report since that decision meeting that threshold.
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There were seven new cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County since Friday. There are currently 72 active cases, including five active hospitalization of Ellis County residents, and 3,310 recovered cases.
As of Monday, there were 20 COVID-19 inpatients at HaysMed, up from 18 on Friday, with 14 of those active patients and six in the recovery phase.
The seven-day average of percent of positive tests fell from 10.9 percent on Friday to 7.8 percent Monday.
Since reporting began, there have been 3,432 cases of COVID-19 identified in Ellis County, including 50 coronavirus-related deaths.
NOTE: "New cases" reflects cases reported by the Ellis County Health Department between regular reporting periods of Monday, Wednesday and Friday. "Total cases" reflects all cases reported by the department. Because of delayed test results, total cases might include cases prior to the previous reporting period, so the figures might not necessarily correspond.
