Active COVID cases continue to drop

Hood County lost seven more residents who were COVID-19 positive over the past week, according to an update issued by Hood County Emergency Management Coordinator Jay Webster just before 1:45 p.m. Thursday (Sept. 30).

The number of active cases continued to drop, however.

On Thursday afternoon, the number of active cases was 445, significantly lower than the 647 active cases reported a week earlier. Two weeks ago, the number of active cases stood at 871.

There were 16 local hospitalizations, compared to 28 at the time of Webster’s previous update on Sept. 23.

The number of COVID-19 positive deaths reported by the Texas Department of State Health Services was 176.

Regionally, there are 48 adult ICU beds available and 12 pediatric ICU beds available.

All the ICU beds at Lake Granbury Medical Center were in use at the time Webster issued his report, with 75% of the beds’ occupants COVID-19 positive.

Almost 31% of the hospital’s capacity was positive for COVID-19.

Hood County remains at high risk of COVID-19 transmission.