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A positive case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in Brazos County, health officials said Tuesday.

The Brazos County Health District said a woman in her 20s tested positive. The woman is not associated with Texas A&M or Blinn College, officials said.

Officials said the immediate health risk to the public remains low.

County health officials are coordinating efforts with the Texas Department of State Health Services to investigate and communicate with close contacts of the woman.

People who experience symptoms of the virus such as cough, fever or shortness of breath are encouraged to call a doctor.

Texas had 57 confirmed or presumptive cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday. The Associated Press was reporting that a man in his late 90s died Sunday in Matagorda County with symptoms of the virus.