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COVID-19: Taylor County reports 8 cases, 8 recoveries Saturday
Active cases total 145 (55 PCR and 90 antigen), the same total reported on Friday.
City health officials reported nine COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals as of Saturday, unchanged from Friday. Three of the inpatients live outside of Taylor County.
Coronavirus by the numbers
Abilene/Taylor County (updated Saturday): Total positive PCR cases, 7,163; active PCR cases, 55; total antigen probable cases, 8,336; total active antigen cases, 90; total PCR recoveries, 6,940; total antigen recoveries, 8,015; Total deaths, 399; Current hospitalizations at Abilene facilities (as reported by city, which may vary from Hendrick number depending on time of day), 9.
Texas (updated Saturday): Total cases, 2,438,385; New cases, 1,657; Active cases (estimated), 64,125; Hospitalized, 2,929; Fatalities, 48,573; New fatalities, 65; Total tests, 26,980,624; Recovered (estimated), 2,701,627.
Before the pause: How much Central Ohio relied on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine 10tv.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from 10tv.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
PAYETTE COUNTY — On Tuesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Food and Drug Administration issued a joint statement recommending that COVID-19 vaccination clinics in the U.S.
As we pause with J&J, vaccinations should remain a priority
Our view
The Taylor County vaccination effort was humming along until a wrench was thrown in the works Tuesday.
Responding to a call by federal officials, the Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District announced that the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will not be used here for now.
Almost 800 doses were administered at a drive-thru clinic here Saturday. One person fell ill and was taken to the hospital afterward as a precaution but officials are not aware if it was related directly to the vaccine.
More than 7 million Americans have received this vaccination, with a rare blood-clotting disorder reported in six women between the ages of 18 and 48. This occurred 6-13 days after vaccinations. One woman in Virginia died.