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Judge Hidalgo, Mayor Turner ask residents to cancel holiday gatherings as hospitalizations, positivity rate climbs
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urged residents Wednesday to cancel holiday gatherings as hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the Houston area.
Hidalgo said the county has faced a number of challenges over the past year during the coronavirus pandemic. She said ICU numbers have not stopped creeping up and the Texas Medical Center is routinely crossing its base compacity.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Ahead of Christmas, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are urging residents to be safe and to cancel all holiday parties if possible after seeing a spike in COVID-19 cases. It s tempting, especially during the holidays, to think it s okay to visit friends and family now, especially now that there is a light at the end of the tunnel with the COVID-19 vaccine, Hidalgo said. Right now, in the holiday season, as the virus rages on around the nation and our state, we face the greatest challenge yet.
Hidalgo added that the number of patients in the ICU has not stopped rising.
Houston businesses fear another COVID-19 shutdown
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HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner are expected to hold a joint news conference Wednesday after seeing a rise in COVID-19 numbers. It is not known what they will say, but it has Houstonians wondering about the impact of any new possible restrictions in the area.
Hidalgo and Turner will be joined by Harris County Public Health s Director of Nutrition & Chronic Disease Prevention, Dr. Sherri Onyiego, and City of Houston Chief Medical Officer Dr. David Persse. People are barely hanging on right now, said Houstonian Jason Millis.
Judge Hidalgo, Mayor Turner ask residents to cancel holiday gatherings as hospitalizations, positivity rate climbs
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Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo (left) and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (right) speak during a news conference at Houston Transtar on Dec. 23, 2020. (KPRC)
HOUSTON – Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner urged residents Wednesday to cancel holiday gatherings as hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases continue to increase in the Houston area.
Hidalgo said the county has faced a number of challenges over the past year during the coronavirus pandemic. She said ICU numbers have not stopped creeping up and the Texas Medical Center is routinely crossing its base compacity.
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