In recent information released by the Matagorda Regional Medical Center, the county is averaging 18.1 new cases a day through Jan. 17.
In November, Matagorda County was averaging 5.5 new cases per day. That number grew to 12.5 new cases per day in December and now has reached this new high level for January.
âConsider your loved ones when you venture out in the community,â said Matagorda County Public Information Officer Mitch Thames. âThe virus is in every corner of the county. We have increasing cases in the schools, in both City and County government, and in the workforce. The results are straight forward, the better the community follows simple guidelines and the better we protect each other, the lower we keep the active numbers of COVID-19 cases, the quicker we get fully opened and everyone can return to work.
Texas is still in Phase 1, so when will the coronavirus vaccine be available to the general public? Doug Delony
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As the American public grows anxious and tires of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, searches are up in Texas for When will the pandemic end? and When will the coronavirus vaccine be available to everyone?
Editor s note: the video in this story is from a Jan. 18 broadcast about frustrations over the vaccine registration process
The Lone Star State, as of January 2021, remained in Phase 1 of its vaccine distribution plan. This means Texas frontline/health workers (Phase 1A) and older citizens as well as those with health risks (Phase 1B) will remain the priority for vaccinations for now.
Three COVID-19 vaccination hubs slated for Southeast Texas
The three vaccination hubs would be in Jefferson County, Chambers County and Jasper / Newton Counties, according to a list on the Texas DSHS website. Author: Eleanor Skelton, Kelsey Johnson Published: 8:05 PM CST January 16, 2021 Updated: 11:16 PM CST January 17, 2021
JEFFERSON COUNTY, Texas The official coronavirus vaccination hub list for Texas now lists three locations in Southeast Texas.
The three vaccination hubs would be in Jefferson County, Chambers County and Jasper / Newton Counties, according to the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Providers list on the Texas Department of State Health Services.
Jefferson County Health Department, Chambers County Health Department and the Jasper-Newton Counties Public Health District are both listed, along with phone numbers, but no other information about when the vaccination hubs will be available or how to register is on the l
Couple drives to East Texas to get vaccinated
WEBXTRA: Dallas couple gets COVID-19 vaccine in East Texas; struggled to find available doses in met By Libby Shaw and Blake Holland | January 13, 2021 at 2:18 PM CST - Updated January 13 at 7:15 PM
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - It seems people from other parts of the state are traveling to East Texas to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
A Dallas couple traveled to the UT Health Science Center in Tyler on Wednesday to get their first dose after struggling to find a location closer to home.
“Dallas was so difficult to get an appointment,” said Debra Paden-Levy. “We’re on a list and they said there were 100,000 other people on that list.