NEW HEB CASE
HEB Pearsall reported a new positive employee case to their website on June 27. The employee was last in the store on June 19, but HEB does not report when the employee was tested or first showed symptoms, if any.
PISD ENDS CURBSIDE MEALS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SUMMER
UPCOMING MEETINGS
Frio County Commissioners Court will have a number of
COVID-19 related items.
Monday, June 29, 3pm | Agenda
Public invited via Zoom or dial in.
Pearsall City Council will have an agenda item related to
local business affected by COVID-19.
Tuesday, June 30, 7pm | Agenda
Public invited via Zoom or dial in.
NEW FRIO COVID LIFELINE WEBSITE FEATURES
There are two posts that will be fixed to the front page of the “News and Updates” page.
1. COVID-19 Resources
2. Local Office Guidelines and Emergency Declaration Status
These posts will be updated as new information arrives.
TIPS FOR HOUSEHOLDS WITH LARGE FAMILIES
In Frio County, over 20% of known COVID-19 exposure source is through household spread as of available data through June 28.
The Centers for Disease Control published a tip sheet for living with a person who has tested positive. According to Frio county residents that have been through this, it is a manageable situation if these guidelines are followed…
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Open in new tab WHEN IS THIS “COVID THING” GOING TO END?
A tool from the Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation is available to view available projections in Texas:
Post: When is this “COVID Thing” Going to End?
SAN ANTONIO HOSPITAL REPORTS
-“It’s going to last a while,” according to Dr. Ian Thompson, president of Christus Santa Rosa Hospital, in a June 28 article from the San Antonio Express. The article updates the Total Number of Patients/Patients in ICU/Patients on ventilators graph:
–Another June 28 San Antonio Express article reports that San Antonio “officials asked the state of Texas to send medical professionals to staff a 250-bed field hospital in Freeman Coliseum that would accommodate an expected flood of new patients.”
COVID-19 TESTING AVAILABILITY
Testing has slowed down statewide. If scheduling a test seems more difficult than it was a week ago, it’s the result of a statewide supply and resource strain:
FRIO COUNTY | NY Times 100 Hot Spot Counties in US
As of June 28, Frio County is 58th in the country for “highest number of recent cases per resident,” according to the NY Times. That’s two spots lower than June 26, but eight spots higher than June 23