Deep East Texas TSA resets to Day 1 after spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations Counties in the Deep East Texas TSA include Angelina, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, and Tyler. (Source: KTRE) By Gary Bass | December 22, 2020 at 8:05 PM CST - Updated December 22 at 8:05 PM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - After the Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area saw a spike in the number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients on Tuesday, the one-week requirement has started at Day 1 again for that region.
If the Deep East Texas TSA goes another six days straight with its hospitalization rate at 15 percent or more of its total capacity, some businesses will have to reduce their capacity to 50 percent again.
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.
Deep East Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations remain under 15 percent 4th day in row Counties in the Deep East Texas TSA include Angelina, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, and Tyler. (Source: KTRE) By Gary Bass | December 21, 2020 at 5:55 PM CST - Updated December 21 at 10:52 PM
NACOGDOCHES, Texas (KTRE) - COVID-19 hospitalizations in the Deep East Texas Trauma Service have remained below 15 percent of the areaâs total capacity for four days in a row.
Counties in the Deep East Texas Trauma Service Area include Angelina, Nacogdoches, Polk, Sabine, San Augustine, San Jacinto, and Tyler.
On Monday, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported that the hospitalization rate for the Deep East Texas TSA was at 13.98 percent, which was up a bit from the 13.7 percent reported on Sunday,