At 181 cases, the Fort Bend County portion of Missouri City continues to have the highest number of coronavirus cases of any jurisdiction in the county, according to data released May 1.
On May 1, Fort Bend County reported 23 new cases of the coronavirus, eight additional recoveries and zero deaths. This new data brings the total number of Fort Bend County cases to 1,079. There are 908 active cases and 77 people hospitalized with the virus. The county is reporting 145 recoveries and 26 deaths.
Of the 23 new cases, 13 were located in the city of Missouri City. Additionally, the Missouri City ZIP code 77459 reported 14 new cases, bringing its total to 165. ZIP code 77469 has the second-highest number of cases of any Fort Bend County ZIP code with 121 cases.
ZIP code boundaries and city boundaries do not coincide, so it is necessary to look at both when assessing the number of cases in any given area.
