Bell County health officials weigh-in on rising COVID cases
and last updated 2021-07-22 21:59:33-04
An alarming trend of COVID-19 cases increasing across the country has some local health officials concerned. Bell County health officials say the trends we are seeing on a national level, reflect what s happening here in Central Texas.
The uptick in COVID cases and fewer folk getting vaccinated has Jude David Blackburn anticipating more people checking in to the hospital. The point being is that we were at double-digit incidence rate. It can also be a precursor for hospitalization rate or capacity in the county. So that s concerning, he said. What our health care providers have been telling me is that they re seeing the number of incidents right now, they haven t seen in it this the high since March of this year.