About three weeks since Hunt County reported its first confirmed case of COVID-19, that number has now risen to 20, including two deaths.
Those reported cases are fairly evenly distributed throughout the county, both geographically and demographically. There are no geographic hostspots disproportionate to the population, nor does any particular age group have a disproportionately high number of reported cases. A look at the numbers:
Gender: 11 women, 9 men.
Age: 0-17, 2 cases; 18-30, 3 cases; 31-49, 5 cases; 50-64, 5 cases; 65+, 5 cases.
Location: Greenville 7, Quinlan 4, Farmersville 3, Commerce 2, Royse City/Union Valley 2, Campbell 1, Caddo Mills 1.
Of the two deaths, the first was a woman from Quinlan, aged 31-49, who died at Hunt Regional Medical Center in Greenville. The second was a man over 65 who lived at an unspecified residential facility in Dallas, but kept a permanent address in the Campbell area. The State of Texas assigns COVID-19 cases and deaths to the permanent addresses of the patients and victims. Hunt County officials said that both of the people who died from the virus had other medical conditions that could have contributed to the deaths.
If there is any anomaly or pattern of note, it’s that northwestern and north central Hunt County are “cold spots,” with no confirmed cases reported in Celeste, Wolfe City or adjacent areas. Similarly, in southeastern Hunt County, no cases have been reported in Lone Oak or those parts of the eastern shore of Lake Tawakoni that are in Hunt County.
No ethnicity data is available for COVID-19 cases in Hunt County.
Note: Locations are approximate. For example, “Greenville” indicates central Hunt County, including those areas near Greenville but outside the city limits. “Quinlan” also includes West Tawakoni and Hawk Cove. “Campbell” includes the city of Campbell as well as unincorporated areas in east central Hunt County. "Farmersville" includes the portion of Farmersville in Hunt County as well as unincorporated areas in west central Hunt County, and does not include the portion of Farmersville in Collin County. “Royse City/Union Valley” indicates the southwestern corner of the county, in general, and does not include the portions of Royse City in Collin and Rockwall counties.
