Hospitalizations related to COVID-19 in Trauma Service Area L â which includes Bell County â are now the highest in Texas, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The hospitalization rate of 11.58 percent reported by the state is nearing closer to the 15 percent capacity that would allow occupancy restrictions to be put back into place.
The surge in hospitalizations comes as the Bell County Public Health District on Monday reported one new COVID-19-related death on its online dashboard. The county deaths now total 471.
âThe other thing to highlight, in my mind, from the state dashboard is that TSA L has now had the highest hospitalization rate of any TSA in the state for the past four days,â Bell County Judge David Blackburn said. âPrior to that, we have never had the highest rate in the state.â
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It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case in Bell County was recorded, changing how residents in the Killeen-Temple area live, work and play.
The first presumptive case of the coronavirus in Bell County was reported by the Bell County Public Health District on Friday, March 13, 2020, and was later confirmed by officials.
The individual was a 29-year-old man in Belton with a travel history in Barcelona and Paris from March 4 to March 10, 2020.
The first positive case put in place the first social distancing recommended measures and since then things have drastically changed.
Over 20,900 cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the Bell County Public Health District and there have been over 400 deaths related to the virus in the county.
It has been one year since the first COVID-19 case in Bell County was recorded, changing how residents in the Killeen-Temple area live, work and play.
The first presumptive case of the coronavirus in Bell County was reported by the Bell County Public Health District on March 13, 2020, and was later confirmed by officials.
The individual was a 29-year-old Belton man with a travel history in Barcelona and Paris from March 4 to March 10, 2020.
The first positive case put in place the first recommended social distancing measures, and since then things have drastically changed.
More than 20,900 cases of COVID-19 have been reported by the Bell County Public Health District, and there have been over 400 deaths related to the virus in the county.
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