The Texas Juvenile Justice Department provided the following updates Monday related to COVID-19:

• 1 youth at the McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility, in Mart, tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon. The youth has been in medical quarantine since September 16, when he first showed symptoms.

• 1 Youth Development Coach at the Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex, in Brownwood, tested positive for COVID-19 this afternoon.

Since the start of the pandemic, 177 staff members at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 55

Gainesville State School: 11

Giddings State School: 43

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 25

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 43

Since the start of the pandemic, 202 youth at the agency’s secure facilities have tested positive for COVID-19:

Evins Regional Juvenile Center: 31

Gainesville State School: 13

Giddings State School: 89

McLennan County State Juvenile Correctional Facility: 43

Ron Jackson State Juvenile Correctional Complex: 26

For more information about the agency’s response to COVID-19, please visit the TJJD website.