State health officials ready to open large drive-in vaccine site in North Texas
11,074 patients in Texas are hospitalized due to COVID-19
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AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ rate of COVID-19 hospitalizations stayed on its downward trend Monday as health officials prepared the opening of a large drive-in vaccine center at Texas Motor Speedway racetrack.
State health officials reported 11,074 patients hospitalized as Texas continued its steady decline from a record high 14,218 on Jan. 11. That decline has also coincided with a rapid rise in deaths reported at the state has now surpassed 36,500 with 48 newly-reported deaths Monday.
The site aims to distribute vaccines to 10,000 people in a day. Author: Eline de Bruijn, Kevin Reece Published: 1:28 PM CST February 1, 2021 Updated: 4:32 PM CST February 1, 2021
Updated at 4:32 p.m. with additional details, quotes throughout.
Starting Tuesday, Texas Motor Speedway will be home to the largest drive-thru vaccine clinic in Texas, and possibly in the country, Judge Andy Eads said Monday. The site aims to distribute vaccines to 10,000 people in a day.
The first clinic starts Tuesday at 7:30 a.m. for people who are already registered through Denton County and have an appointment. Two more clinics are planned to open at 7:30 a.m. Thursday and Friday, as well.
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Get your motors running: Texas Motor Speedway is hosting clinics to vaccinate 1,000 people per hour and 10,000 per day starting Tuesday at what will be the largest COVID-19 vaccine mega site in the state, if not the country, Denton County officials said.
TMS which sports a 131-acre parking footprint and Denton County officials have been in talks since late last week to host the three-day event, which will have 16 drive-through lanes to dispense to people with appointments around 32,000 Moderna and Pfizer vaccine doses the county is set to receive this week.
“This is the largest drive-through clinic we know of in the state and, possibly, the U.S.,” Denton County Judge Andy Eads said in a news release. “It is an ambitious undertaking but one the Denton County Commissioners Court feels good about with the help of more than 400 county staff, volunteers, fire and police personnel from our surrounding communities, CoSe
Want to Get on a Vaccine Waitlist?
County health departments have launched waitlists for adults 16 years old and over.
You can register to recieve the vaccination in Collin, Dallas, Denton and Tarrant counties. Links are below:
You do not need to be a resident of the county to register for a COVID-19 vaccine in that county registration is open to anyone in Texas. For those without internet access, Tarrant County is also taking registrations by phone at 817-248-6299. In Dallas County, call the DCHHS vaccine hotline at 1-855-IMMUNE9 (1-855-466-8639). In Denton County, call 940-349-2585.
Updated on January 30, 2021 at 12:42 am
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Denton County Public Health is reporting 654 new cases of COVID-19 Friday along with five new deaths and a jump in hospitalizations for the virus.
The latest Denton County victims of the virus include:
A female over 80 who was a resident of Avanti Senior Living in Flower Mound
A female in her 60s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
A male in his 60s who was a resident of unincorporated northeast Denton County
A male in his 60s who was a resident of Longmeadow Healthcare Center in Justin
A female in her 70s who was a resident of Longmeadow Healthcare Center in Justin