Fort Bend County Health and Human Services confirmed 248 new cases of the coronavirus on June 26, according to data available on the county's Community Impact Dashboard.
This is the highest number of new coronavirus cases the county has reported in a single day since the coronavirus pandemic began. The June 26 new case count is 77 new cases higher than the previous high of 171 new cases reported June 17. At the time of publication, FBCHHS had not responded to Community Impact Newspaper's request for comment on the increase in new cases.
Furthermore, the seven-day average of new coronavirus cases has also reached a high of 109.
Fort Bend County has seen a total of 3,645 coronavirus cases. Of these, 2,333 cases are suspected to be active.There were 40 additional recoveries reported June 26, bringing the total number of recoveries to 1,260.
