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Tarrant County health leaders have been working with the Texas Department of State Health Services to correct discrepancies in COVID-19 vaccination data, county officials say.
According to state data, more than 49% of the eligible population in Tarrant County are fully vaccinated while 56% have gotten at least one dose. For several weeks, Tarrant County’s dashboard showed 30% of county residents were fully vaccinated while 33% had at least one dose.
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The number of patients battling COVID-19 in Tarrant County hospitals makes up more than a third of all COVID-19 patients in Trauma Service Area E, according to new data.
According to the Dallas-Fort Worth Hospital Council, there are 911 patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in TSA E as of Tuesday. 321 patients are in Tarrant County’s hospitals, according to DFW Hospital Council CEO Stephen Love.
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“As a point of reference, we had 287 COVID-19 patients in the hospitals on June 20 so as you can tell, our hospitalizations have increased significantly in 30 days,” Love wrote in an email. “Vaccinations are absolutely helping protect people and the unvaccinated are very much at risk with the increase in the Delta variant.”
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COVID-19 numbers are on the rise across Tarrant County; over 900 cases reported Saturday Malini Basu
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Across Tarrant County, COVID-19 numbers are on the rise.
Summer is in full swing, and people are spending time together, from flying to having get-togethers at home.
“We are starting to see some new concerning trends, simply put in areas of low vaccination coverage, cases and hospitalization are up,” said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.
Walensky says, the Delta variant is spreading fast.
“This week, the Delta variant is the most prevalent in the U.S., representing 50% of sequenced samples across the country,” said Walensky.
COVID-19 numbers are on the rise across Tarrant County; over 900 cases reported Saturday
“We are starting to see some new concerning trends, simply put in areas of low vaccination coverage, cases and hospitalization are up,” said CDC Director Walensky. Author: Malini Basu Updated: 11:20 PM CDT July 17, 2021
TARRANT COUNTY, Texas Across Tarrant County, COVID-19 numbers are on the rise.
Summer is in full swing, and people are spending time together, from flying to having get-togethers at home.
“We are starting to see some new concerning trends, simply put in areas of low vaccination coverage, cases and hospitalization are up,” said CDC Director Rochelle Walensky.