Most COVID-19 patients hospitalized in about 2 months – NBC5 Dallas Fort Worth

Health officials reported 4,319 COVID-19 patients at a Texas hospital for treatment on Monday, most often because 4,422 patients were admitted on August 28.

In Texas, there is an estimated 82,930 activity cases of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, an increase of almost one-third since 64,431 activity cases were reported a month ago, Texas on September 20. The Health Department reported.

Many weekend cases were not yet aggregated In addition to the 2,273 new coronavirus cases reported on Monday, 2,440 previously unreported cases were reported, for a total increase to 4,713. According to the Texas Department of Health, this brings the total number of reported cases of the virus that causes COVID-19 in Texas to be 828,527.

Texas Coronavirus Case

The locations on the map are approximate locations in the county and are not intended to identify where infected people live.

Case data from a variety of sources, including county health departments, Texas health departments, Austin’s KXAN-TV, and Houston’s KPRC-TV.

The actual number of cases in Texas is probably higher. This is because many people have not been tested and studies suggest that people will not get infected and feel sick.

The state reported only eight deaths from COVID-19 on Monday, and the state’s pandemic deaths increased to 17,022.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms such as fever and cough, which heals in a few weeks. For some people, especially the elderly and those with health problems, it can cause more serious illnesses such as pneumonia and death.

In Houston, the campus door closed in March, when the coronavirus pandemic began, and schools in the state’s largest school district resumed face-to-face lessons for the first time on Monday.

Approximately 80,000 of the 190,000 students in the school district returned to campus, where they had to wear masks and practice social distance. Campus travel is also restricted during school days, allowing only important visitors to enter, said interim superintendent Grenita Reisan.

District officials have implemented the necessary safety protocols, purchased the necessary supplies, relied on science and data to provide a secure environment, and addressed the concerns of teachers and others.

“We want to do what we can to ensure the safety of our staff and students,” says Raysan.

Classes for the first six weeks of the current school year for students in the Houston School District were held online. Children who choose not to return to campus on Monday have the opportunity to effectively continue to attend the class and change their minds every six-week grade evaluation period.

When the pandemic began, the school district determined that about 35% of students lacked internet services at home and about 40% to 45% lacked a computer at home. Since then, the school district has been working to provide students with 110,000 laptops and computers, and 36,200 internet hotspots.

Also on Monday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced that the city would use $ 4.1 million in federal funding from the CARES law to pay for police overtime to deal with the surge in violent crime that has occurred since the outbreak of the pandemic.

The CARES Act is a financial support package created in response to the outbreak of the coronavirus in the United States.

According to Turner, violent crime in Houston has increased by 11% this year, reflecting an increase in crime in other major cities in the United States since the pandemic began.

From Monday to the end of the year, another 110 police officers will patrol six areas of the city to deal with the increase in crime, Turner said.

“What is happening now that crime is on the rise across the country is related to this pandemic crisis and all the challenges people face at so many different levels,” Turner said.