Low Population Counties Are A Refuge From COVID-19 Pandemic In Texas

With pumpjacks drawing oil and cattle grazing, there's no mistaking this is Texas but unlike most of the state, McMullen County is a rare refuge from the pandemic. Of the state's 254 counties, just eight are COVID-free and McMullen is one of them. When zero is a winning number a rural community, part of an enviable club.

Sunday, July 12th 2020, 12:07 pm

By: CBS News


With pumpjacks drawing oil and cattle grazing, there's no mistaking this is Texas but unlike most of the state, McMullen County is a rare refuge from the pandemic. Of the state's 254 counties, just eight are COVID-free and McMullen is one of them. When zero is a winning number a rural community, part of an enviable club.



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