LEAGUE CITY
In the first days after he was diagnosed with COVID-19, League City Mayor Pat Hallisey was shuttled between hospitals, placed on oxygen and, at one point, doctors even came close to placing him on a ventilator, he said.
Hallisey, 71, didnât see anyone other than his doctors and nurses for 28 days.
He didnât realize it at the time, but doctors have told him he was very close to joining the list of 180 coronavirus-related deaths among county residents, he said.
Out of the hospital and recovering at home, Hallisey has had time to reflect on his bout with the virus. He should have taken it more seriously from the beginning, he said.
LEAGUE CITY
COVID-19 is spreading in League City faster than in other county communities, according to an analysis of public health data. But city leaders say they have no intention of invoking any orders to curb the spread of the virus.
âIâm not going to vote to lock anything down,â Councilman Andy Mann said. âWeâre at the end of this. Everyone knows the risk. We are the citizensâ government. We arenât their mommas. Everyone knows the risk.
âEarly on, you could have defended an overreaction from a legislative standpoint; you canât defend it now. At some point, you have to reject the nanny state and let liberty work its course.â
The group of people eligible to be vaccinated against COVID-19 is expanding, local health officials announced Wednesday.
The Galveston County Health District today will expand availability of COVID-19 vaccinations to include people 65 and older and those with chronic medical conditions.
The health district announced Wednesday it began scheduling appointments for people qualified to received vaccinations under the first two phases of the stateâs distribution plan.
The group includes health care workers and people in high-risk groups, including older people and people with chronic health conditions.
Vaccinations have been occurring in Galveston since Dec. 15, but so far have mostly been given to health care workers. Last week, some local pharmacies and medical providers began receiving the COVID vaccine developed by drug-maker Moderna.
Galveston is shutting down again
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After a spike in COVID-19 cases across southeast Texas counties, Galveston County restaurants and bars are now under new COVID-19 restrictions on Dec. 22.Landry’s, Inc
After a surge in COVID-19 cases across southeast Texas counties, Galveston County restaurants and bars are now under new COVID-19 restrictions.
This new move came after seven straight days of high hospitalization rates forced Governor Greg Abbott s office to tell some southeast Texas counties to roll back their reopening plans.
The new restrictions include the closure of Galveston bars, reducing restaurant capacity to 50 percent, and canceling most elective medical procedures at area hospitals. According to TDHS, the new restrictions impact counties including Galveston, Chambers, Brazoria, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, Harden and Orange counties.
The rules are the rules, but Galveston County Judge Mark Henry isnât happy about them.
The state of Texas on Tuesday tightened restrictions on businesses and hospitals in Galveston County and the surrounding region because the stateâs data show an increase in the number of people being treated in local hospitals for COVID-19. For seven days in a row, more than 15 percent of hospital capacity in Galveston and eight nearby counties were being used by COVID-19 patients, according to the state.
Under orders issued by Gov. Greg Abbott in October, the rate triggered a return to COVID-related restrictions that were in place for most the summer.