We found that a county's percent minority racial composition, defined as the percentage of population that identifies as Black or Hispanic, highly correlates with COVID-19 case and death rates. Using Value-of-Statistical-Life calculations, we found that economic costs from COVID-19 deaths fall ...
Bexar County had 2,018 estimated active cases and 89 related deaths as of Tuesday, according to state data. The county, which includes San Antonio, saw an increase in 436 cases on Tuesday, according to its health department. That was a record number of cases in the county by a wide marg...
At the time of writing,multiple cases have been reported in the Lone Star State.Doctors across the Lone Star State have encouraged many their COVID vaccines to prevent severe symptoms, or even stopped the disease itself. Many in the state have seen advertisements, or read something that suggest...
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP)- Above-average numbers of new COVID-19 cases and deaths were reported Tuesday, April 20 in Texas, officials said. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 4,375 new cases and 59 new deaths, above seven-day rolling averages computed by Johns Hopk...
As of Saturday, a total of 8,407 COVID-19 cases were confirmed and eight new deaths were reported in Nueces County, bringing its total COVID-19 death count to 90, according to the county’s health department. The news of the 85 infected babies follows a report from earlier this week ...
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1.5% of the confirmed cases in the U.S. have been in children 4 years old or younger, while 0.2% of the country’s COVID-19 deaths have been in kids from that age group. For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or ...
Cantaloupes contaminated with the bacteria have been linked to more than 100 illnesses and two deaths, health officials said. Dec 1, 2023 COVID-19 cases rise in North Texas as FDA authorizes updated vaccine The XBB 1.5 variant is one of the most dominant variants we're seeing locally....
Houston in particular has been battered. As of Friday, Harris County—which includes the greater Houston area—had reported 326,248 cases of COVID-19, with 4,441 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. Texas has designated 82medical facilities, including the University of Texas Medical Bra...
There were 563 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 14 deaths in Midland County and 152,296 cases in the state of Texas as of Monday morning, according to data fromJohns Hopkins University. GET FOX BUSINESS ON THE GO BY CLICKING HERE Texas is pausing its reopening plan ascoronaviruscases rise, Gov...
But U.S. Department of Health and Human Services officials say some 295,000 Texans have bought insurance on the marketplace since October. Mar 11, 2014 Two More Deaths From West Nile Announced As Spraying Increases As the number of human cases of West Nile Virus continues to increase, ...