Coastal Bend businesses at risk of rollbacks as COVID-19 case counts, hospitalizations rise
As we continue to see COVID-19 case numbers rise in the Coastal Bend, we are also seeing more hospitalizations. Author: Mariah Gallegos (KIII TV) Published: 7:45 PM CST January 15, 2021 Updated: 7:46 PM CST January 15, 2021
NUECES COUNTY, Texas Nueces County may be nearing the state mandated hospital threshold, which would push businesses to 50-percent capacity. This is a disease which is on its rise, said Dr. Salim Surani with Christus Spohn Health Systems. We are in the third surge in the community and the country.
While still in the midst of a COVID-19 surge, case numbers and hospitalizations don t seem to be slowing down any time soon.
Christus Spohn reports they have given 1,700 COVID-19 vaccinations so far
This week, many rural hospitals will be getting a shipment of the Moderna vaccine, according to Dr. Osbert Blow, President of Christus Spohn Health Systems. Author: KIII Staff Updated: 10:18 PM CST December 21, 2020
CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas The top executive at Christus Spohn Health Systems delivered an update Monday on their progress in distributing the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine. We are very excited and people are really abuzz about it, eager to get the vaccine, and the process that has been put in place by our occupational health and wellness nurses and our pharmacists and nursing team has been outstanding, said Dr. Osbert Blow, President of Christus Spohn Health Systems.