One new case reported Wednesday, exposure listed as common contact

Hockley County Judge Sharla Baldridge said one new case of COVID-19 was confirmed in Hockley County Wednesday involving a Levelland resident between the ages of 40 and 50 years old. Baldridge said the Department of State Health Services has identified the exposure in this case as common contact with a previously reported case.

There have been 29 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Hockley County, with 24 listed as recovered, two cases closed due to lost contact, one death and two active cases.