Abbott hints at reevaluating state-wide COVID mandates. What do health experts say?
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and last updated 2021-02-26 18:13:28-05
What do health professionals think about this?
At the press conference, Gov. Abbott largely discussed the state s allocation plans for vaccines, targeting seniors who are homebound for vaccine distribution, and ERCOT s role in last week s winter storm.
However, it was one question he answered briefly that has the whole state talking. We are working right now and evaluating when weâre going to be able to remove all statewide orders, said Abbott.
That prompt response has everyone buzzing.
We asked viewers on our Facebook page what they thought about the possibility of lifting the state-wide mask mandate.
The Bell County Public Health District identified four new COVID-19 related deaths on Friday, as active cases saw a slight decline to 394 — four fewer than Thursday.
Four new COVID-19 related deaths were announced in Bell County on Thursday, as active cases budged to 398 â one fewer than Wednesday.
âWe have a new total of 360 deaths,â Amanda Robison-Chadwell, the Bell County Public Health Districtâs director, said. âThose new death certificates are for a man in his 50s from Bell County, a woman in her 90s from Belton, a man in his 40s from Killeen (and) a man in his 70s from Temple.â
Although the health district has identified 132 such deaths since Feb. 1, Robison-Chadwell, has previously emphasized how death records are not reported to the county on the same day as the fatalities.
Bell County partners with three health care providers to help distribute COVID-19 vaccine
Bell County has partnered with Seton Medical, AdventHealth and Baylor Scott & White to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.
and last updated 2021-02-24 23:16:24-05
Bell County has partnered with Seton Medical, AdventHealth and Baylor Scott & White to help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.
Beginning Tuesday, March 2, Bell County will distribute vaccine doses to the three health care providers so they can open vaccination centers on their own campuses.
Bell County Judge David Blackburn says this will expand the number of first dose sites from two locations to three locations.
The Bell County Public Health District announced six new COVID-19 related deaths on Wednesday, as active cases fell to 399 â 26 fewer than Tuesday.
These fatalities, which were identified after death records were received from the state of Texas, increased Bell Countyâs COVID-19 death toll to 356, Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
A woman in her 70s from Temple, two men in their 90s from Temple, a woman aged 99-plus from Temple, a woman in her 40s from Harker Heights and a man in his 80s from Bell County were among the latest deaths, according to the health district.
Robison-Chadwell also highlighted how a previously reported death was removed from Bell Countyâs total following a jurisdictional update.