Overview

• State data show a net gain of one case since the last update, extending the outbreak to at least eight West Texas counties.
• Gaines County remains the epicenter with 408 confirmed infections, accounting for more than half of the state’s total.
• Two unvaccinated school-aged children have died and 94 patients have required hospitalization since January.
• Nearly 95% of the 729 cases occurred in individuals who were not vaccinated or whose vaccination status is unknown.
• Health officials are ramping up targeted vaccination campaigns and contact tracing to contain the few remaining active cases.