UMC announces updated visitation guidelines as Lubbock area COVID-19 cases climb
The Lubbock area s COVID-19 case numbers continue to climb at an elevated rate while vaccination rates remain stagnate, according to data released by the city and state officials on Monday.
Lubbock County confirmed 68 new COVID-19 cases on Monday and 109 over the weekend, with 768 total active cases. The county also reported two more COVID-linked deaths. Data from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows Lubbock County reported 2,980 more COVID-19 vaccines were administered in the most recent week - holding roughly steady with the weekly average since late May.
The percentage of Lubbock-area hospital beds dedicated to COVID-19 patients was 6.8 percent on Monday - up from 3.8 percent a week ago, according to state data. There were 102 COVID-19 patients in Lubbock area hospitals Monday, with 20 intensive care unit beds available and 305 beds available of 1,492 total staffed beds.
Unidentified man dies after being left at ER with gunshot wounds. Police searching for answers.
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A man died after being dropped off at a Paterson hospital with nine gunshot wounds, authorities said.
The man, whose identity is under investigation, was taken to University Medical Center on Saturday by “individuals in a private vehicle,” according to a press release from the Passaic County Prosecutor’s Office.
They left him at the hospital and drove away as staff rushed him to the emergency room. They could not save him and the man was later pronounced dead, the office said.
Authorities are now investigating who the victim was, why the shooting took place and where it occurred.
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University Medical Center on Monday became the first hospital in Nevada to administer COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) University Medical Center on Monday became the first hospital in Nevada to administer COVID-19 vaccines in the state.
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UMC CEO Mason Van Houweling holds a vial of 5 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020.
Officials with the Southern Nevada Health District said 12,675 doses arrived Monday morning after 8 a.m. Officials said the shipments came unexpectedly early, and UMC was the first hospital prepared to store and administer the vaccine.Â