County sees uptick in COVID cases, second death

Freestone County has recorded another COVID-19 death among its residents as the end of the Delta variant surge ends and the Omicron variant becomes dominant worldwide. The fatality was reported last week by the Texas Department of Health Services, bringing the 2022 total up to two. The state health department also reports a surge in testing for the county, with 1,704 COVID-19 tests taken so far…

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