COVID in Context: Texas has seen 768 breakthrough infections, 9% in Brazos Valley/CenTex region

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Through June 1, municipal and regional health districts have reported 768 breakthrough COVID-19 infections to the state of Texas.

A breakthrough infection is defined as a positive COVID-19 infection in a person who has been fully vaccinated for the virus.

Of the 768 cases, 35 percent were asymptomatic while 8 percent were hospitalized.

The cases are also identified by the Public Health Region in which they occurred.

Public Health Region	Number of breakthrough COVID-19 infections	% of total Texas breakthrough infections
1	28	3.6%
2/3	198	25.8%
4/5N	25	3.3%
6/5S	242	31.5%
7	68	8.9%
8	59	7.7%
9/10	39	5.1%
11	109	14.2%

Brazos County is included in PHR 7 with most Brazos Valley and Central Texas counties (see pink region below). PHR 7 is responsible for 68 of the 768 breakthrough cases.

Per data from Texas DSHS — Per data from Texas DSHS(KBTX)

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