Texas County Seeks Morgue Overflow Refrigerators amid Winter Freeze
17 Feb 2021
Galveston County, Texas, officials called for a refrigerated truck to hold an expected influx of winter-storm-related deaths. The county judge said they expect to receive “a couple dozen bodies” from people who died during subfreezing conditions and power outages.
Galveston County Medical Examiners Office told reporters they are expecting to receive a couple dozen bodies of people who died during this week’s freezing temperatures, Click2Houston reported. The official said they are not able to transfer the bodies to funeral homes because of power outages in those facilities.
An update from Galveston County Judge Mark Henry regarding the sustained power outages in the county over the past 2 days. Unfortunately, it doesn’t appear the transmission companies or ERCOT are placing any priority on getting @GalvCoTx customers back online with power today. pic.twitter.com/GeRz7Zi9gc
Galveston County asks for truck to hold bodies of winter storm victims
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GALVESTON, Texas (KTRK) Galveston County officials said Tuesday they are requesting a refrigerated truck to deal with a surge in cold weather deaths.
Multiple deaths related to the historic winter storm have been reported in Galveston County, pending confirmation by the medical examiner s office.
County Judge Mark Henry told Eyewitness News the truck would help increase capacity at the medical examiner s office as residents brace for yet another winter storm. We were notified of an emergency request about lunchtime today that the medical examiner needed a capacity of at least 20 and as many as 50, in addition to the normal storage, Henry said.
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Galveston County Judge Mark Henry speaks during a press conference about mass vaccination efforts for Galveston County as Dr. Philip Keiser, the local health authority, listens Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Walter Hall Park in League City.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Galveston County Judge Mark Henry, center, speaks during a press conference about mass vaccination efforts for Galveston County as Dr. Philip Keiser, left, the local health authority, and Dr. Janak Patel, right, co-chair of the Vaccine Preparedness Task Force, listen Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at Walter Hall Park in League City.Jon Shapley, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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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.