UPDATE: February 9, 2021
The Brazos County Health District confirmed three more residents have died of COVID-19. All three patients were hospitalized in their 60s and included one man and two women. We have now lost 184 Brazos County residents to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The health district reported there are 40 new known cases of COVID-19 in the county and the total number of active cases are at 1,358. As of February 7, 41 Brazos County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19 and the total ICU hospital bed occupancy rate is down to 106%. The total hospital bed occupancy rate is 81%.
UPDATE: February 8, 2021
The Brazos County Health District reported there are 84 new known cases of COVID-19 in the county and the total number of active cases is 1,424. As of February 7, 41 Brazos County residents are hospitalized with COVID-19 and the total ICU hospital bed occupancy rate is 133%. The total hospital bed occupancy rate is 87%.
Jan 20, 2021
The Brazos County Vaccine Taskforce is gearing up to manage a community COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Brazos Center.
To do this successfully, volunteers are needed to help coordinate the effort. The American Red Cross is taking the lead in recruiting and managing volunteers for the hub.
An estimated 30 volunteers will be needed each day, starting January 25, between the hours of 8:00 am – 5:00 pm. Volunteers will help with traffic flow, registration, vaccinations, monitoring, among other needs.
High-priority needs include:
Bryan-College Station ICU occupancy exceeds 100% for most of 2021 so far
and last updated 2021-01-18 20:23:57-05
BRAZOS COUNTY, TX â In a tweet sent out Friday by the Texas Department of State Health Services, the pandemic has never been worse in Texas, and it has never been easier to catch COVID-19 in the state.
This statement holding true in Bryan-College Station, as ICU bed occupancy numbers are exceeding 100%.
âSo, when you do see the numbers, which ICU capacity is well over 100% of what we have available, thatâs reflecting pretty well what we are seeing the hospital,â says Jason R. McKnight MD, MS a Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Primary Care and Population Health TAMU