More Hospitalizations, Staffing Shortages As Texas Surge Of COVID-19 Cases Continue
According to the latest data from UT Southwestern Medical Center, COVID hospital volumes in North Texas have gone up 99% over the last two weeks.
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According to the latest data from UT Southwestern Medical Center, COVID hospital volumes in North Texas have gone up 99% over the last two weeks.
Austin has activated its emergency alert system to warn the public of a "severely worsening COVID-19 situation" as area hospitalizations continue to surge.
Getting students back-to-school is turning into a frightening experience for some parents and children as they find themselves in the middle of political skirmishes over mask and vaccine mandates.
A North Texas company is recalling approximately 6,400 pounds of chicken tortilla soup products that may be contaminated with extraneous material.
An independent board of doctors and health experts has raised the COVID threat level in Dallas County back to 'red' -- the highest level possible.
Beginning August 4, Parkland Memorial Hospital is reducing visiting hours on inpatient care units. Officials say they are making the move because the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations is increasing.
One Texas city is scrambling to get more COVID-19 shots in arms, dedicating personnel at sites across the city -- including vet clinics, churches, rec centers, construction sites, and homeless shelters.
The Delta variant is wreaking havoc in parts of Texas and through much of the United States, but the "silver lining" -- according to one expert -- is that more Americans appear to be getting vaccinated.
Collin County Health Care Services said it is working with the Texas Department of Health and the CDC on controlling the spread.
Outbreaks of the virus usually begin in October and last through March, but COVID-19 precautions may have delayed the normal RSV season.
The highly contagious Delta variant is running rampant and causing a COVID-19 surge in Texas and across the country.
As the return to school approaches, some states are prohibiting public schools from requiring COVID-19 vaccinations or proof of vaccination for students ranging from pre-K to college campuses.
Texas Health and Human Services is providing some $260 million in emergency Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) food benefits for the month of July.
A new data analysis has identified clusters of unvaccinated people, most of them in Texas and other southern states, that are vulnerable to surges in COVID-19 cases.
New estimates from the CDC show the Delta variant, a more transmissible and possibly more dangerous strain of coronavirus, now makes up more than half of all new COVID-19 infections in the US.