The 14-day average for the COVID-19 testing positivity rate in Harris County has hit its lowest point since May 25, according to new data from the Harris County Public Health Department released over the Sept. 26-27 weekend. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Positivity rate hits lowest point since late May
Galveston County Health District data shows 9 in every 10 cases of COVID-19 countywide are listed as recoveries. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
DATA: 9 in every 10 Galveston County COVID-19 cases is now a recovery
Gov. Greg Abbott at a press conference
Gov. Greg Abbott to allocate $171M from CARES Act to help renters at risk of eviction
The latest Fort Bend County coronavirus updates from the week of Sept. 18-24. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
DATA: Fort Bend County sees week-over-week increase in new coronavirus cases
The decision to return to in-person instruction can be particularly difficult for students receiving special education services and their families. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Special education, Section 504 students adapt to new year in Humble, New Caney ISDs
Federal loans help Bay Area businesses during pandemic
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Fewer than 500 COVID-19 patients—478—are currently checked in at Texas Medical Center hospitals. (Community Impact staff)
Texas Medical Center COVID-19 hospitalizations drop 30% in three weeks
The effective reproduction rate—which tracks how many new people are infected by each person who contracts the coronavirus—has stayed below 1 in Harris County for 14 consecutive days, meeting one of the three key goals set by medical center officials to slow community spread of the virus. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Transmission rates, daily new cases on the decline
Houston wastewater sewage
Scientists using sewage samples to find Houston coronavirus hot spots faster
Gov. Greg Abbott on July 27 issued an executive order extending the early voting period for the Nov. 3 election. (Screenshot of Sept. 17 press conference)
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State Fare Kitchen & Bar opened its second location July 8 in Sugar Land Town Square. (Claire Shoop/Community Impact Newspaper)
Despite COVID-19 pandemic, State Fare Kitchen & Bar opens, thrives in Sugar Land Town Square
The total number of COVID-19 cases in Harris County increased by more than 14,000 on Sept. 21 as the Texas Department of State Health Services worked through a backlog of test results, but data shows most new cases added were recoveries. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 14,000-case backlog added to total, mostly recoveries
Harris County continues to report more confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Cy-Fair area. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
70 new COVID-19 cases reported in Cy-Fair on Sept. 24
Here is look at coronavirus data in Brazoria County from Sept. 14-20. (Community Impact staff)
DATA: COVID-19 patient stays in Brazoria County hospitals remain consistent Sept. 14-20