More than 3,400 COVID-19 cases active around Cy-Fair
Paul Wedding, Staff writer
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Sochi Evans, pharmacy technician, fills a syringe with Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine at Texas Southern University Thursday, Feb. 11, 2021 in Houston. Baylor St. Luke s Medical Center is partnering with TSU to begin administering vaccines to some of the most vulnerable populations. (Brett Coomer/Houston Chronicle via AP)Brett Coomer, MBO / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks during a local memorial to lives lost to COVID-19 Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, in Houston. Participants honored all lives lost in Houston, Harris County and the state of Texas to COVID-19 complications.Steve Gonzales, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
The state of Texas unrolled a statewide rent and utility assistance program this week to help provide more than $1 billion in rent relief. Applications will be accepted starting Monday to the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs, a news release from the Texas Governor’s Office stated. TexasRentRelief.com gives more information about the application process. Those interested can also apply by calling 1-833-989-7368. On.
San Antonio-area Rep. Tony Gonzales upsets some with photos of maskless Uvalde livestock show
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San Antonio-area Rep. Tony Gonzales left many folks upset after posting photos of a maskless livestock show in Uvalde.Facebook: Tony GonzalesShow MoreShow Less
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The Texas Republican uploaded the images to his Facebook page on Saturday, writing Great time at the Uvalde County Junior Livestock Show. Facebook: Tony GonzalesShow MoreShow Less
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The photos showed crowds of people standing and talking to each other with no masks on, including Gonzales himself.Facebook: Tony GonzalesShow MoreShow Less
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The livestock show took place over the weekend at the Uvalde County Fairplex Building, which is 171,00 square feet.Facebook: Tony GonzalesShow MoreShow Less
Texas rolls out additional vaccination hubs in the Houston area
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Texas is now rolling out new vaccination hubs in the Houston area.
Featured image: Covid-19 vaccinations are given during a drive-thru vaccination site implemented by Memorial Hermann in the Yellow Lot at NRG Park.Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle / Staff photographer
Finding the new COVID-19 vaccine has posed a real challenge for some Houstonians. If you re feeling discouraged, take heart. Just after Minute Maid Park and NRG Parkserved as mass vaccinations hubs this past week, the state of Texas is now rolling out additional vaccination hubs for the Houston area.
According to DSHS data, 259 of those people, or 32%, were in Trauma Service Area-E which is a 19-county area of North Texas that includes the Metroplex. In TSA-E, the number of hospitalized people with COVID-19 increased from 3,899 to 4,158 in the most recent reporting just shy of the high mark of 4,172 patients.
The increase in hospitalizations comes as the state health department begins opening mass vaccine hubs at 28 locations around the state where they hope to inoculate up to 2,000 people per day. Earlier this week vaccine hubs opened in both Dallas and Tarrant counties and more are coming in Collin and Denton counties.