North Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations back over 1,900, highest since mid-February
North Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations back over 1,900, highest since mid-February
Hospitalizations in North Texas due to COVID-19 continue to increase sharply, with the vast majority of them unvaccinated people.
DALLAS - Hospitalizations in North Texas due to COVID-19 continue to increase sharply, with the vast majority of them unvaccinated people.
One month ago, on July 4, there were 398 COVID-19 hospital patients in the 16-county North Texas region. On August 4 that number is 1,922 and that total increased by 36 patients compared to Tuesday.
COVID-19 is also spreading across Texas at an alarming rate. The Department of State Health Services said Wednesday that 75 percent of new COVID-19 cases in Texas are the highly contagious Delta variant.
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Published August 3, 2021 •
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The Texas Department of State Health Services said data indicates there is a surge in new cases and hospitalizations and that a rise in deaths is expected to follow.
Vaccines, the DSHS said, remain the best defense against a COVID-19 infection.
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Medical experts explain why herd immunity is becoming more difficult to achieve
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AMARILLO, Texas (KFDA) - In a nut shell, herd immunity is when enough people have antibodies or immunity that a virus can be controlled or no longer spreads.
However, doctors say not enough people are getting the vaccine or have natural protection to achieve herd immunity with COVID-19.
According to doctors, one of the reasons is the threshold number could be higher than we thought.
To better understand why thresholds change, I spoke with a epidemiologist with the Texas Tech Vet School about how this has worked with animals, given that is where the term began.