Fort Bend County has reported two additional deaths and 16 new cases of the coronavirus, according to data released by the county April 28.

This new data brings the total number of Fort Bend County confirmed positive cases in the county to 973. Of these 973 cases, 823 are active, and 74 people are hospitalized. The county reported that 126 Fort Bend County residents have recovered from the virus and a total of 24 have died.

The county also reported the first death of a resident in the 50-59 age range. Previously, all Fort Bend County residents who have died from the virus had been 60 years or older.

As of April 28, the county has reportedly administered 2,742 coronavirus tests at its two locations. The county is working to expand testing, having opened a second testing facility April 27 in Sugar Land and with plans to open two more locations shortly. County-run testing sites are expected to be open through the month of May.

Fort Bend County has previously said it received case information from hospitals, doctors and labs and that there is often a lag in reporting new cases. A disclaimer on the county’s online dashboard states all data is provisional and subject to change.



Cases by geographic area

Missouri City continues to have the most confirmed cases of the coronavirus, with 145 reported in the Fort Bend County portion of the city, up three from April 27. Sugar Land has zero new cases.

Still, unincorporated areas of Fort Bend County account for most of the county's cases. Twelve of the 16 new cases were reported in unincorporated areas of Fort Bend County.

Below are charts showing the current case count totals for jurisdictions within Fort Bend County as well as ZIP codes in the Sugar Land and Missouri City areas.






Race and ethnicity information


For cases where race and ethnicity data is available, 35% of Fort Bend County residents diagnosed with the coronavirus are black (non-Hispanic), 21% are Hispanic, 21% are white (non-Hispanic), 20% are Asian (non-Hispanic) and 3% are categorized as other.


According to 2018 U.S. Census Bureau data, Fort Bend County as a whole is 32.3% white (non-Hispanic), 24.7% Hispanic, 20.6% Asian (non-Hispanic), and 20.4% black (non-Hispanic). These percentages do not equal 100% because they do not include the percentage of people who identify as two or more races or as races or as ethnicities outside of the four above.

Additionally, the county reports that out of the 24 people who have died from the virus, nine were white, six were black, five were Asian and four were Hispanic.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stated on its website that while the effects of the coronavirus on racial and ethnic minority groups are still being discovered, current data suggests that there is “a disproportionate burden of illness and death” among these groups.