Galveston County has reported an additional 291 coronavirus cases since July 24, bringing the total case count to 8,205 on July 27.
Of those, 5,158 of the cases—about 63%—are currently active, according to health department data. Deaths related to the virus have now hit 72, up from the 68 the county reported July 24.
There were 3,565 total cases in the county at the start of July, marking a 130% increase over the course of the month. This comes as Galveston County saw 921 new cases the week of July 19-25, down from 1,037 at the beginning of the month.
The average COVID-19 positivity rate in the county has fluctuated between 9% and 12% during July, per health department data. Galveston, League City and Texas City all have more than 1,300 confirmed cases as of July 27.
