Texas Health Professionals Keeping An Eye On New Strain Of COVID-19 Now In The US
A new, mutant strain of COVID-19 first seen in Great Britain earlier this month has made it's way to the U.S. and health professional in Texas are paying attention.
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A new, mutant strain of COVID-19 first seen in Great Britain earlier this month has made it's way to the U.S. and health professional in Texas are paying attention.
Some drastic moves happening in the capital city of Texas where a critical situation of rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases had lead officials to put new limits on dine-in and drink service at restaurants and bars.
Texas' top health official, Dr. John Hellerstedt, sent a message to health care providers Tuesday labelled "urgent". Concern is growing that much of the COVID-19 vaccine could be sitting unused.
Tuesday afternoon Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,129 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Dallas County, 882 confirmed cases and 247 probable cases.
COVID-19 vaccine providers in Texas, who have already received doses, are being urged by state leaders to give them out as quickly as possible.
The Tarrant County Public Health director says there are just 6 intensive care unit beds left in the entire county, as hospitalizations for COVID-19 continue to rise.
Health experts are urging people to celebrate the New Year at home, as hospitals report a record breaking number of COVID-19 patients.
New numbers released by the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) show that December 27 was the busiest day in the airline industry since March -- with nearly 1.3 million travelers.
North Texas hotels and restaurants are preparing to host New Year's Eve celebrations, despite public health warnings about the spread of COVID-19.
Cases of the coronavirus continue to climb in Dallas County. On Monday, Dallas County Health and Human Services reported 1,243 additional positive cases of COVID-19.
On December 18 Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price will donate plasma to help hospitalized COVID-19 patients.
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Next week, Texas will receive nearly triple the number of vaccine doses than it did this week, if the FDA grants emergency use authorization to Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine as expected.
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