A 33-year-old Bastrop County woman on Wednesday became the second in the county to test positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, according to the Bastrop County Health Authority.

The health authority said the woman’s exposure to the virus was travel related and not due to community spread, or when the virus is dispersed by unknown infected patients.

State and county health officials said they are working to identify and notify any contacts the woman may have had.

The county recorded its first case on Saturday in a 37-year-old man, but did not say if he contracted the virus from within the community or if it was travel related.

Officials have not publicly disclosed the identity of either patient nor the city in which they live due to federal health privacy laws.

The county announced earlier this week that it would be opening its first testing site at an undisclosed location. That site became operational Tuesday, officials said.

Priority testing will be granted to first responders and health care providers, officials said. Everyone must have a doctor’s referral in order to be approved for testing. For these reasons, the testing site will not be open to the public, Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape said.

"As you can imagine, we don’t want two to three thousand cars driving up wanting testing," he said.

The county also announced earlier this week that it would be establishing a recovery center for first responders who have been exposed to COVID-19 and do not want to risk possibly infecting their families, along with a patient recovery center for others who test positive.

The county is also planning to launch a program to deliver meals to senior citizens, though little information on this program or its launch date has been released.

The Texas Department of Health and Human Service counted 974 cases in 82 counties across the state as of Monday. Twelve cases have resulted in death from the disease.

At Gov. Greg Abbott’s request, President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Texas as the coronavirus’ spread worsens. Abbott said in a Tweet on Wednesday that the declaration will expand the resources and funding available to Texas in order to speed the state’s COVID-19 response.

On Monday, Abbott asked the president to make the disaster declaration as the state recorded a precipitous increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases. The declaration gives the state access to federal assistance programs for individual and public infrastructure, including funds for both emergency and permanent work.

Anyone experiencing symptoms of the virus, including a low to moderate fever, cough, and shortness of breath, are encouraged to contact the COVID-19 hotline established by Ascension Seton at 833-978-0649.

Bastrop County and its three cities have also set up a hotline for general questions at 512-303-4300.