Titus County Judge frustrated with COVID-19 testing process, case number reaches highest in East TX

TITUS COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A spike in COVID-19 cases is leaving local leaders frustrated in Titus County. The county now has more positive case numbers than any other in East Texas by surpassing 300 on Wednesday.

Most of the positive numbers are related to the meat processing plant, with similar outbreaks in Panola and Shelby Counties.

“It’s rapidly going up, we still have a significant amount of outstanding tests that we have not received results from,” said Titus County Judge Brian Lee.

While thousands have been tested, most of the results haven’t come in yet due to a backlog in labs.

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Titus County has a population of about 33,000. This article is from May 27 and from articles I've read in the Longview News-Journal another 98 cases were identified later in the week. The suspected hot spot is the Pilgram’s Pride Poultry Plant in Mount Pleasant.