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Texans feel there has been a lack of state and local leadership response to the longest stretch of a winter storm Texas has seen in quite sometime. Brazos County local officials are sharing what they have to say about this natural disaster.
and last updated 2021-02-19 20:17:13-05
BRAZOS COUNTY, TX â Texans feel there has been a lack of State and local leadership response to the longest stretch of a winter storm Texas has seen in quite some time. Brazos County local officials are sharing what they have to say about this natural disaster.
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%.
Bryan-College Station ICU occupancy exceeds 100% for most of 2021 so far
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BRAZOS COUNTY, TX â In a tweet sent out Friday by the Texas Department of State Health Services, the pandemic has never been worse in Texas, and it has never been easier to catch COVID-19 in the state.
This statement holding true in Bryan-College Station, as ICU bed occupancy numbers are exceeding 100%.
âSo, when you do see the numbers, which ICU capacity is well over 100% of what we have available, thatâs reflecting pretty well what we are seeing the hospital,â says Jason R. McKnight MD, MS a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Care and Population Health TAMU
The Tuesday runoff election day to determine the College Station City Council Place 5 seat winner is quickly approaching.Â
Early voting ended Friday, with 1,011 in-person votes and 883 mail-in ballots cast, according to Brazos County Elections Administrator Trudy Hancock.
The candidates on the ballot are incumbent John Nichols and one of his two challengers, Craig Regan. They are competing for a four-year term. In November, Nichols received 12,990 votes, or 45.7%, while Regan got 10,633, or 37.4%.
On Tuesday, voters can go to the College Station Utilities Meeting & Training Facility on 1603 Graham Road or the Bob & Wanda Meyer Senior & Community Center at 2275 Dartmouth St. to cast a ballot. Both locations will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.
After Bryan residents voted in favor of the city offering fiber broadband internet services, officials are delving into research that will help the council decide how it will move forward in the long run.Â
This month, a preliminary broadband design and cost study will be completed, and in January a bilingual broadband survey will go out to residents and businesses, Chief Information Officer Bernie Acre told city council members in a Tuesday workshop meeting.Â
Around February, a broadband feasibility and financial review will be completed, and in April a final study will be presented to Bryan Texas Utilities and then the city council for further direction on what to do.