Covid Vaccine Rollout Slow In Tom Green County
SAN ANGELO, TX – Texas is entering Week 5 of the COVID-19 vaccination effort and to date, the state has administered more than 700,000 first doses.
In Tom Green County, local pharmacies and Shannon Medical Center have been allocated a total of 9,550 doses.
This doses include the patients who have received the first shot and patients who have been fully immunized with both doses. In Week 5 the county will receive 400 additional doses.
To put this in context, the Department of State Health Services has determined that in Tom Green County there are 93,428 residents over the age of 16 who would be eligible to receive that vaccine.
Covid Hospitalizations Continue to Climb in Tom Green County
SAN ANGELO, TX – Covid-19 Hospitalizations in Tom Green County continue to rise according to Friday s numbers.
According to the City of San Angelo s Public Information Office, on Jan. 8, the San Angelo s Health Department reported another 140 new positive COVID-19 infections.
That brings Tom Green County s total count since March to 13,875. There are 119,200 residents in Tom Green County.
There are currently 108 COVID-19 patients in the hospital. Yesterday Shannon reported 93 patients in the hospital.
Yesterday there were 2,108 active cases in Tom Green County. The City s Public Information Office will release more information later today.