Houston opening rollbacks loom as COVID hospitalizations spike | khou.com
“As
COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb, the Houston region is on the verge of reaching a new critical point.
"Right now, the 14-day average is off the charts at 1,700 new cases on average reported every single day," Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said.
Governor Greg Abbott’s executive order states that if Trauma Service Area Q – which includes Harris, Fort Bend, Montgomery, Austin, Colorado, Matagorda, Walker, Waller and Wharton Counties – has seven consecutive days of
COVID-19 hospitalizations above 15% of total hospital capacity, certain indoor businesses will have to go back to 50% occupancy and elective surgeries will have to stop. Bars will also have to close.
"We are getting perilously close to that," Houston Health Authority Dr. David Persse said.“
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“Texas COVID by the numbers
On Monday, the state reported 15,976 new COVID-19 cases. There were 52 newly-reported deaths and we now have 12,961 COVID patients in Texas hospitals, which is a new record.
The positivity rate in the state is at 20.13%. That means in Texas, one person out of every five people who are tested are positive for COVID-19.“