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State health department error on coronavirus case totals raises concerns in Gregg County

After officials were notified of the error, the information on the website was corrected by late afternoon Saturday.

Credit: Longview News-Journal

GREGG COUNTY, Texas — An erroneous tally of confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the Texas Department of State Health Services website was raising concerns Saturday after it showed the number in Gregg County had jumped to four.

An official with Northeast Texas Public Health said there was still only one confirmed case in Gregg County, and speculated the state department may have accidentally added the three cases confirmed Friday in Smith County to Gregg’s one-case tally.

After officials were notified of the error, the information on the website was corrected by late afternoon Saturday.

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