SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Editor's Note: Video above from November 2021.
Active COVID-19 cases in Smith County have decreased for the first time in 2022, according to public health data.
Smith County is also seeing a downward trend in community transmission levels and hospitalizations.
Active cases of the virus in Smith County have decreased, a first this year so far, by nearly 3% since Thursday. NET Health’s report shows active cases within the county are at 13,887 compared to 14,309 reported Monday.
Read more from our CBS19 paper partner, Tyler Morning Telegraph.