2nd Covid-19 positive case reported

Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAMS

Montague County’s second positive test for novel Coronavirus-19 was reported Wednesday.

Dr. Delbert McCaig, the Montague County Health officer, said he had just been notified of the positive test results.

He was unable to release the sex, age range, home town or social contact information on the patient.

“We have to wait for the state to confirm the test and provide that information,” Dr. McCaig told The Nocona News Wednesday afternoon. “that takes about two or three days,”

“I do now that it was a nurse that work at Advanced Rehab (in Bowie),” he said.

The test was ordered by one of the physicians at Nocona General Hospital.

Dr. McCaig said once the patient profile is released by the Texas Department of State Health Services he would release it.