As Tarrant County’s COVID-19 hospitalizations and case counts decline, general transmission ranges may additionally see enhancements.
Since July, Tarrant County’s COVID-19 unfold degree has been marked as “excessive.” That might be lowered Wednesday, Tarrant County Public Well being Director Vinny Taneja stated.
“If all the things holds and the information is steady, we will probably be decreasing that unfold degree from excessive to substantial,” Taneja stated.
The decreasing of unfold ranges will depend on two elements: positivity fee remaining under 10% and the general case fee being under 100 circumstances per 100,000 folks. In accordance with Taneja’s briefing earlier than county commissioners Tuesday, all indicators used to measure COVID-19 traits are declining.
“It’s a relative factor. We’re nonetheless at a considerable unfold. There’s lots of illness exercise on the market, however we’re seeing it on the best way down. So, we’re enthusiastic about that,” he stated. “We’re heading into the vacations. We’re seeing some uptick within the exercise in Europe. Journey simply opened internationally, so there’s at all times one thing to be cautious about and this may be a type of good occasions to proceed carrying a masks. When you haven’t been vaccinated but, there’s loads to go round.”
With Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine now approved for children between 5 and 11, county leaders are having discussions with faculty districts relating to vaccine websites. On Saturday, a mass vaccination web site will open on the Dan Dipert Profession and Technical Heart in Arlington from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Taneja stated the clinic will open to these exterior of the Arlington Unbiased College District and although their focus is on the 5-to-11-year-old age group, anybody who’s eligible for a vaccine is welcome. In Tarrant County, there are roughly 204,000 youngsters between the ages of 5 and 11.
Tarrant County leaders confused Tuesday, precautions ought to nonetheless be taken even with COVID-19 knowledge displaying a constructive pattern.
“Let’s stay diligent about this and get the vaccine. We acquired holidays developing. We don’t need a surge to come back by on that deal,” Tarrant County Decide Glen Whitley stated.
