Kerr County records 9th COVID-19 death in October

The complexity of the delta variant of COVID-19's impact on Kerr County continued to manifest itself, with the ninth death reported by Texas health officials of a Kerr County resident.

The Texas Department of State Health Services said a person died on Oct. 7 from the virus. It takes at least 10 days for the state to process the death certificate data.

Between Sept. 13 and Oct. 7, there were just three days when there wasn't a death of a Kerr County resident. At the end of September, there were 18 consecutive days when a Kerr County resident lost their life because of COVID-19.

In October of 2020, there were just three deaths of COVID-19 patients in Kerr County.

The virus has waned in recent weeks across the country, but the death toll continues to mount. Kerr County deaths have been reported on:

• Oct. 1, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Oct. 3, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services (Reported on Oct. 22)
• Oct. 5, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Oct. 7, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services. (Reported on Oct. 27)
• Oct. 10, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services.
• Oct. 10, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services (Reported on Oct. 21)
• Oct. 14, as reported by Peterson Regional Medical Center. (Reported on Oct. 15)
• Oct. 14, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services (Reported on Oct. 20).
• Oct. 14, as reported by Texas Department of State Health Services (Reported on Oct. 21).

If there was a bit of good news, Peterson Regional Medical Center reported no new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday.