Itâs hard for Central Texans to look back on the year just ending and remember a time when the coronarivus wasnât a part of our daily lives.
From the time the virus first arrived in our community in mid-March until this final week of the year, we have found ourselves living more carefully, more cautiously and more fearfully.
As with communities across the state, we confronted the realization that any of us could contract the disease at any time â and that the outcome of becoming infected was uncertain at best.
Before too long, we were reducing the size of public gatherings or canceling them altogether. Businesses were forced to reduce services or close their doors. Schools were closed at what would have been the end of spring break and for the most part, remained closed all summer. Churches went dark, as did movie theaters. Bowling alleys and bars closed as well.
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Bell County reached 152 COVID-19 related fatalities on Tuesday, after the Bell County Public Health District received four new death certificates from the state.
âWe did add fourth certificates today for a man in his 90s from Temple, a man in his 80s from Belton, a woman in her 60s from Harker Heights and a woman in her 70s from Temple,â Health District Director Amanda Robison-Chadwell said.
Updated jurisdiction data also removed a previously reported death from the countyâs total, according to the health district.
These latest fatalities were announced as Bell County registered a single-day case increase of 116.
âOur case total is 11,550 with 9,709 having recovered,â Robison-Chadwell said. âOur incidence rate did go up to 507.3 per 100,000 and we currently have 1,841 active cases.â
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expects health officials to vaccinate roughly 1.4 million Texans â more than the number of residents who have contracted COVID-19 since March â by the end of December.
âThe best news, however, is the news that came out this week because it is the beginning of the end of COVID-19: And that is with both the release and distribution of these vaccines,â Abbott told members of the Temple and Greater Waco chambers of commerce during a virtual meeting Thursday
âThis was the first week that vaccines were distributed,â the Lone Star Stateâs top elected official said. âThis week alone we distributed more than a quarter of a million â and those were only the Pfizer vaccines. Next week, we will be adding to that the Moderna vaccines.â