Even as the first Americans are being vaccinated against the virus, Bastrop County has been facing a dramatic surge in cases of COVID-19 over the past couple of weeks. According to the weekly update published by the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management last Tuesday, December 8, the number of cases of COVID-19 confirmed between December 1 and December 7 was 254, a 379% increase compared to the 54 confirmed cases reported over the week before. Additionally, the number of active COVID-19 cases in Bastrop County doubled between November 30 and December 7, from 170 to 341. As of Monday afternoon, that ...