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Hendrick Health announced in a press release Monday that it will raise its COVID-19 network protection number by two levels to “Level 3: High Risk. “
The replacement was made in reaction to a buildup at the Centers for Disease Control’s point of transmission from Taylor and Brown counties to “moderate,” Hendrick said.
The dial had moved to “Level 1: Cautious” on Wednesday, after remaining at the lowest, “New Normal,” since May 2.
Visitation and mask policies at Hendrick services will not be affected by the change, he said.
The Abilene-Taylor County Public Health District on Monday reported 175 new cases of COVID-19, of which were detected by polymerase chain reaction testing.
Active instances on Monday amounted to 1,366 (373 PCR tests and 993 antigen tests), 1,251 on Friday and 889 last week.
The percentage of patients hospitalized with COVID-19 in the trauma service domain of the 16 Abilene counties was 3. 24% on Sunday, compared to 2. 03% on Saturday and 2. 56% on Friday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services’ COVID-19 database.
As of Sunday, the Abilene Trauma Ward Area had 27 patients hospitalized for COVID-19, 10 more than Saturday. In the past 24 hours, there have been COVID-19 admissions in the region, according to the state’s database.
BROWNWOOD: Brown County’s fitness has reported 114 new COVID-19 cases for the week ending Friday.
The number of county citizens over the age of 6 months who are fully vaccinated is 42. 07%, up from 42. 05% in the previous report.
Existing totals for COVID-19 in Brown County as of Friday were:
Positive total: 11,939
Total negative: 10,582
PCR showed cases: 4,956
Cases with confirmed antigen: 6,983
Deaths: 253
Average age of the deceased: years
Abilene/Taylor County (Monday data): new cases, 175; PCR case, 13,637; active PCR cases, 373; total number of antigen cases, 23,501; total number of active antigen cases, 993; total PCR recoveries, 13,608; general antigen recoveries, 22,155; Total deaths, 646.
Texas (updated Monday): Total number of cases, 5,962,810; New cases, 7,137; Hospitalized, 3,253; Deaths, 87,403; New deaths, 1; Total tests, 68,230,073.
Big Country estimated the new cases shown (Monday, followed by the state): Brown, 0; Callahan, 2 years old; Coca-Cola, 0; Colman, 0; Comanche, 2; Eastland, 0; Erath, 4; Fisherman, 0; Haskel, 2; Howard, 0; Jones, 2; Kent, 1; Knox, 0; Mitchell, 0; Nolan, 0; Runnels, 0; Elusive, 4; Shackelford, 0; Stephen, 0; Stone wall, 0; and Throckmorton, 1.
Sources: City of Abilene, Texas Department of State Health Services (PCR account only) San Angelo Standard-Times
SELECTED PRISONS (Thursday update)
Daniel (Snyder): Staff case – active, 0; Instances of prisoner: active, 0, isolation, 0.
Havins (Brownwood): Workers’ body case – active, 0; Instances of prisoners: active, 0, medical isolation, 0.
Middleton (Abilene): Staff case – active, 8; Instances of prisoner: active, 3, isolation, 3.
Robertson (Abilene): Staff case – active, 7; Instances of prisoner: active, 0, isolation, 0.
Sayle (Breckenridge): staff case: active, 3; Instances of prisoner: active, 4, isolation, 4.
Wallace (Colorado City): staff case: active, 1; Instances of prisoner: active, 0, isolation, 0.
Source: Texas Department of Criminal Justice COVID-19 website.
More: COVID-19: Taylor County adds cases Friday
This article was originally published in Abilene Reporter-News: COVID-19: Hendrick Health raises the point of protection to “Level 3: High Risk”