APH reports 513 new cases, 15 deaths, and 563 recoveries in Amarillo area

Posted: Dec 2, 2020 / 01:54 PM CST / Updated: Dec 2, 2020 / 01:55 PM CST

APH Report Card

AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) – The Amarillo Public Health Department is reporting 513 new cases, 15 new deaths, and 563 new recoveries in the Amarillo area.

APH said Potter County has 229 new cases, nine deaths, and 270 recoveries.

In Randall County, 284 new cases were reported, six new deaths, and 293 recoveries.

The Amarillo Area Hospitalization Rate is at 37.05%.

(This table reflects the cases on the High Plains as of 5:00 p.m. on January 20, 2021.)

County	Confirmed Cases Reported	Deaths	Recovery
Armstrong	90	6	105
Beaver	352	3	334
Briscoe	65	3	94
Carson	198	11	292
Castro	601	24	782
Childress	1,278	12	1,232
Cimarron	117	1	104
Collingsworth	171	8	210
Cottle	134	7	174
Curry	4,587	55	3,054
Dallam	942	9	902
Deaf Smith	2,522	59	2,386
Donley	142	9	264
Gray	1,601	41	1,646
Hall	280	12	248
Hardeman	269	9	317
Hansford	319	17	605
Hartley	677	9	627
Hemphill	458	2	367
Hutchinson	898	57	1,139
Lipscomb	232	10	217
Moore	1,863	58	2,012
Ochiltree	874	19	894
Oldham	91	2	146
Parmer	803	32	1,051
Potter	16,062	343	14,574
Quay	384	8	225
Randall	15,248	227	13,317
Roberts	47	1	45
Roosevelt	1,715	42	939
Sherman	101	11	103
Swisher	360	14	627
Texas	3,247	18	3,096
Union	208	7	95
Wheeler	403	9	370
TOTAL	57,338	1,157	52,593

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