COVID-19: Taylor County recoveries outpace new cases Monday
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District now is leaving a voicemail when calling people on the COVID-19 vaccine waiting list to set an appointment.
People are asked to call back as soon as possible because vaccines are limited and appointments are not guaranteed, according to a Monday post on the city s Facebook page.
To determine if you meet state guidelines to be added to the waiting list, visit the city website at https://www.abilenetx.gov/covid19.
Taylor County recoveries outpace new cases Monday
The health district Monday reported 31 new COVID-19 cases and 80 recoveries.
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COVID-19: Taylor County adds 1 death, 112 cases; inpatients dip to 63
The deceased is a woman in her 70s. The average age of the deceased is 75.
The 112 new cases are based on 57 polymerase chain reaction tests and 55 antigen tests.
Active cases total 2,351 (997 PCR cases and 1,254 antigen cases). A week ago on Jan. 21, active cases totaled 2,524.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals dropped significantly to 63, compared to 75 on Wednesday. The peak COVID-19 inpatient number was 139 reported Jan. 3-4.
The most recent surge in hospitalizations began three months ago, when inpatients climbed from 52 on Nov. 1 to 109 on Nov. 30. The number stayed higher than 100, except for a few dips in the 90s in December, until the recent drop.
The total number of county deaths connected to COVID-19 is 270.
The deceased are two men in their 70s, a woman in her 70s and a man in his 50s, city officials said. The average age of the deceased is 75.
Of the 98 new cases, 54 are confirmed with polymerase chain reaction tests and 44 with antigen tests.
Active cases total 2,502 (1,111 PCR cases and 1,391 antigen cases). A week ago, active cases numbered 2,585.
COVID-19 inpatients at Abilene hospitals dipped to 84, 12 fewer than reported on Monday. The last time the inpatient figure was near that number was Nov. 18, at 83.
Hendrick Health on Monday reported the COVID-19 inpatient number for Abilene s trauma service area was 16.4% of the area s total hospital beds, down from 17.07% reported Sunday.
Taylor County now has recorded 232 COVID-related deaths.
The county also reported that the number of people who have recovered from COVID-19 surpassed 10,000 to 10,070 (4,605 polymerase chain reaction cases and 5,465 antigen cases).
The deceased are:
Woman in her 50s with preexisting conditions
Man in his 60s with unknown medical predisposition
Woman in her 40s with unknown medical predisposition
Woman in her 70s with preexisting conditions
Woman in her 60s with unknown medical predisposition
The average age of the deceased since the first reported death is 75.
Of the 184 new cases, 66 are based on PCR tests and 118 on antigen tests.
Active cases total 2,530 (1108 PCR cases and 1,422 antigen cases). A week ago on Jan. 7, the number of active cases was 2,066.