North Texas COVID hospitalization rate hits pandemic high at 17.92%
The coronavirus hospitalization rate for the North Texas region hit a pandemic high.
DALLAS - The coronavirus hospitalization rate for the North Texas region hit a pandemic high.
The 2,787 COVID-19 patients hospitalized Tuesday in the 19-county region account for 17.92% of all patients in those area hospitals.
We remain above the governor's 15% threshold that triggered some economic rollbacks.
Tarrant, Dallas, Collin and Denton counties total 2,239 COVID-19 patients. That's about 80% of the region's total.
New modeling predicts hospitalization numbers will be much worse by Christmas.
Health officials say this week marks the beginning of the end. But right now, COVID patient levels are surging before the Christmas holiday.