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Thursday marks one year of COVID-19 in Texas Coronavirus in southeast Texas one year later Thursday marks one year since the first presumptive positive COVID-19 case was reported in Fort Bend County. We take a look back. HOUSTON - A year ago Thursday the first case of coronavirus COVID-19 was identified in Texas the beginning of a pandemic that upended the lives of millions in the Lone Star State. Texas’s first COVID-19 case on March 4, 2020 went out as a call to dispatchers of a man struggling to breathe, according to the Stafford Fire Chief. His firefighters and EMS brought the 70-year-old man to the hospital where he tested positive for COVID-19. ....
Copied! The Houston Texans were honored to participate and support the YMCA Houston Equity Innovation Center Sunday Supper, a virtual round-table event that continued important conversations in Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. s legacy. On the eve of MLK Day, Sunday Supper brought diverse individuals from the community together to discuss racial issues, community unity, and collective action inspired by Dr. King s vision. Safety Michael Thomas, the Texans Walter Payton Man of the Year nominee for his contributions to social justice and racial equity causes, was one of the panelists during the event. We must use our voices and our platform to create real change, Thomas said. ....
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is urging residents to get tested this week and also to cancel their holiday gatherings after the city s COVID-19 positivity rate increased to 11.2% During Monday s briefing, Turner said the Houston Health Department reported 777 cases of COVID-19, bringing Houston s total to 111,211. In addition to the new cases, Turner reported there have been three more deaths due to the virus, bringing the city s total deaths to 1,530. As the COVID-19 vaccine continues to roll out, this week the Houston Health Department and Houston Fire Department are both scheduled to receive 3,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine. ....