First COVID-19 vaccination hubs open in Montgomery, Galveston counties
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 9:40 PM CST January 20, 2021
CONROE, Texas Hundreds of people in counties surrounding Harris County began receiving their first doses of the COVID-19 vaccine.
Montgomery and Galveston counties became some of the latest “large vaccination hubs” in Texas after being left off the state’s list the previous week.
“It’s been a long time coming,” said Jason Millsaps, chief of staff for Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough.
On Wednesday morning, cars began arriving at Montgomery County’s first mass vaccination site at the county fairgrounds in Conroe.
Feb. 12
The Arizona Department of Health Services reported 2,426 new cases of COVID-19 throughout the state and 172 additional deaths related to the virus.
The state has administered 1,096,126 COVID vaccines to Arizonans.
In Yuma County, 28,059 residents have received the vaccine. In La Paz County, 3,581 residents have received the vaccine.
Feb. 11
The Yuma County Health District reported 24 new cases today and 5 additional deaths related to COVID-19.
It brings the total number of cases countywide to 35,907 and deaths to 750.
As of 8 a.m. Thursday, there were 60 patients hospitalized at Yuma Regional Medical Center and 26 in the intensive care unit.
As of Jan. 24 the percentage of positive tests for Yuma County was at 16%.
Bryan-College Station ICU occupancy exceeds 100% for most of 2021 so far
and last updated 2021-01-18 20:23:57-05
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
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