COVID UPDATE: Nine people currently hospitalized
Active COVID cases are rising in Milam County.
Milam County Judge Steve Young said on Monday night that nine people were admitted to the hospital due to COVID on Monday.
“Our hospitalization rate is currently 15.38 percent,” Young said. “The hospitalization rate must be 15 percent or lower for seven consecutive days before occupancy rates increase and bars can open. We have reported 2,069 confirmed infections in Milam County since the pandemic started and our active cases today are at 104, which is 29 more than yesterday.”
“This COVID-19 virus has truly changed our lives,” he said. “We worry about getting infected and what will happen if we really get sick. Who will pay the bills? Who will take care of the family? What happens if the infection causes death? Then what? We worry about sending the kids to school; and we worry about keeping them out of school. The teachers, administrators and coaches worry about getting sick. The economy has suffered and we now hope for another mass infusion from the Federal Government to keep moving. Why? The COVID-19 virus.”
Young said everyone must come together to beat the virus.
“We must wear masks, keep their distance, avoid large crowds and most are trying to get vaccinated,” he said. “To those, we say thank you. For those who say otherwise, we say think about the harm that inaction has and will continue to cause. Just like forest fires, only you can slow the spread of the virus.”
Milam County will run two second-round vaccination clinics this week.
The first will be conducted in Cameron on Wednesday, Feb. 3, and the other in Rockdale on Saturday, Feb. 6, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. These are done by appointment only for the convenience and safety of those getting shots and those giving the shots.
If you are called for the vaccination clinic, please download the two page consent form, complete it and bring it with you to the vaccination clinic. This will save a lot of time. The form can be downloaded at http://www.milamcounty.net/upload/page/9873/2nd%20Shot%20Forms.pdf
Please call (254) 697-7000 or email Amy Guillen at aguillen@milamcounty.net to get on the vaccination waiting list.
Current county COVID numbers:
1,183 total PCR cases
61 active PCR cases
0 open PCR cases
862 antigen cases
43 active antigen cases
0 open antigen cases
Total active and open cases in Milam County – 104
16 hospitalized
0 on ventilators
29 fatalities