UPDATE: February 9, 2021
The Brazos County Health District confirmed three more residents have died of COVID-19. All three patients were hospitalized in their 60s and included one man and two women. We have now lost 184 Brazos County residents to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The health district reported there are 40 new known cases of COVID-19 in the county and the total number of active cases are at 1,358. As of February 7, 41 Brazos County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19 and the total ICU hospital bed occupancy rate is down to 106%. The total hospital bed occupancy rate is 81%.
UPDATE: February 8, 2021
The Brazos County Health District reported there are 84 new known cases of COVID-19 in the county and the total number of active cases is 1,424. As of February 7, 41 Brazos County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19 and the total ICU hospital bed occupancy rate is 133%. The total hospital bed occupancy rate is 87%.
Brazos County health officials: High hospital occupancy rate doesn t mean needs aren t being met
Instead, health officials stressed the need for urgency among the public. Wear your mask, social distance and practice good hygiene. Author: Erin Wencl (KAGS), Gabriela Garcia (KAGS) Published: 9:07 PM CST December 31, 2020 Updated: 10:21 PM CST December 31, 2020
BRAZOS COUNTY, Texas The Brazos County Health District came out with some numbers Thursday that can be described at first as frightening. While the 105 new known cases of COVID-19 are not a surprise as we ve seen several days with triple digits lately, it s the hospital occupancy rate.
More specifically, the ICU hospital capacity rate in Brazos County. We re currently at 104%, the highest we ve seen since the pandemic started. While it seems that we heard so much about COVID-19 that we ve almost grown numb to the numbers, hearing that percentage without understanding the