TxDOT and Central Texas leaders monitoring forecast ahead of weekend winter weather
Accumulating snowfall possible Sunday
and last updated 2021-01-09 09:35:17-05
WACO, TX â A Winter Storm Watch in effect for most Central Texas and the Brazos Valley for Sunday going into the work week.
That s why the Texas Department of Transportation and Central Texas county officials are taking steps to ensure residents are safe and communities are prepared for the possibility of accumulating snowfall.
On Friday morning, the Texas Department of Transportation Waco District began applying pre-treatment to bridges and overpasses district-wide. Beginning Friday morning Waco District maintenance personnel mobilized earlier this morning to apply pre-treatment across the district, Jake Smith of TxDOT Waco said. So that s McLennan County and the surrounding counties. Mainly on overpasses and bridges all throughout the district, including the mainlanes of the I-35 B project in Waco.
Pa. Virus Variant
The Pennsylvania Department of Health confirmed the first variant case of COVID-19 in the Commonwealth on Thursday.
“We expect to see the variant. We expect to see more cases of the variant in Pennsylvania and in the United States,” said Dr. Rachel Levine, PA Secretary of Health.
The new strain of the virus, also known as the UK variant or B.1.1.7, was first confirmed in the United Kingdom and has since been spotted in Colorado, California, Florida, and other states, according to Dr. Levine.
Pennsylvania’s first case of the variant came from Dauphin County near Harrisburg after the person had traveled out of the country.
The holidays are done, but unfortunately the novel coronavirus is still lingering in the area.
In the county’s latest reports for the first four days of the new year, there are 61 New Cases, 33 Recoveries, 7 New In-Patient hospitalizations, and 89 total COVID-19 hospitalizations.
The 14 day new case count is currently 130, and the TSA Q Hospital Capacity sits at 18.21 percent, which is still over the 15 percent threshold for coronavirus patients.
If the percentage of COVID-19 patients in a hospital region exceeds 15 percent for seven consecutive days, many businesses in the region would be ordered to reduce capacity to 50 percent, and Bars with a TABC 51 percent Red License would be ordered to close in accordance with Gov. Greg Abbott’s statewide orders.
Zapata County records 21st death, 80-plus COVID-19 cases
Jan. 5, 2021
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On Monday, County Judge Joe Rathmell confirmed the 21st death. He was a male in his 80s.
“This has been verified by a local authority. The patient passed away at an area hospital late last week. On behalf of myself, my family, and all of Zapata County, we want to extend our most sincere condolences to the family,” Rathmell said in a statement.
County officials also reported an additional 85 cases between Saturday and Sunday. Overall, the county has 11,569 tests conducted, 9,978 negative cases, 947 positive cases, 793 recovered, 644 tests pending and 21 deaths.
County leaders reminded the community that free COVID-19 oral swab testing began Tuesday and ends Friday at the Zapata Community Center. Testing starts at 9 a.m. There’s a limit of 400 tests per day. Children who are 6 months old and older can be tested. Identification is required.
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