GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) Galveston and other counties in southeast Texas are getting new COVID-19 restrictions, a move that was blasted Tuesday by Galveston County Judge Mark Henry.
Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt notified the county that it had reached the threshold that requires tightening restrictions under Gov. Greg Abbott s COVID-19 executive order.
That includes the closure of bars, reducing restaurant capacity to 50% and it cancels most elective medical procedures at hospitals. It impacts counties that belong to Texas Trauma Service Area R, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, and Orange counties. Businesses from Beaumont to Galveston are impacted by the rollback, though Harris County and Houston are not.
Houston neighbor forced into COVID restrictions due to rising cases By ABC13 Staff Galveston County is now on a pandemic restriction.
Photo courtesy of Galveston Island Visitors & Convention Bureau Some counties in southeast Texas are having to return to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, a move that was blasted Tuesday, December 22 by Galveston County Judge Mark Henry. Texas Dept. of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt notified the county that it had reached the threshold that requires tightening restrictions under Gov. Greg Abbott s latest executive order on the COVID-19 pandemic. The rollback includes the closure of bars, reducing restaurant capacity to 50 percent and it cancels most elective medical procedures at hospitals. It impacts counties that belong to Texas Trauma Service Area R, which includes Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Newton, and Orange counties.
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OLYMPIA, WA Dr. Umair Shah has begun his tenure as the next Washington State Secretary of Health. Shah replaces Dr. John Wiesman, who had accepted a new position after heading the Washington State Department of Health for nearly eight years.
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