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Fair Park Vaccine Site 2/12/2021 4:15 pm
Dallas County has made the decision to now close the Fair Park vaccine location on Sunday, February 14. We will now be closed Saturday, February 13 through Monday, February 15. We will be closely monitoring the weather situation and there may be additional closures after Monday. For more information and to check for any weather related updates on Fair Park vaccine operations, please visit www.DallasCountyCovid.org
Cedar Hill ISD 2/21/2021
Cedar Hill ISD will be closed Monday, February 15 for a planned bad weather day. There will be no classes in-person or online and district offices will be closed
Ellis County ICU At 100% Occupancy, Surge Beds Activated
Health officials began issuing serious warnings in late October about the danger of large gatherings and trick or treating for Halloween. Based on the number of new COVID cases and hospitalizations it seems Ellis County and other Texans did not heed the warnings. Experts and public health officials believe the recent rise in cases are a result of Halloween and now Thanksgiving gatherings/travel.
Tonight, Ellis County ICU is at 100% occupancy with six additional surge beds added, all 24 ICU beds are currently occupied. 13 of the 24 patients are being treated for COVID-19 There are a total of 74 COVID-19 patients hospitalized in Ellis County.