Harris County's coronavirus threat level has been set at "severe" since last June. If the 14-day average of daily new cases falls below 400, it would check another major box needed to lower the threat level. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Daily new cases drop sharply in first week of May
The Texas Department of State Health Services projects a significant shortage of nurses by 2032. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Q&A: Why Texas faces a growing nursing shortage and what can be done to address it
Legacy Community Health is bringing COVID-19 vaccines to historically underserved communities across Beaumont and Houston. (Courtesy Pexels)
Legacy Community Health vaccine rollout targets underserved communities in Houston, Beaumont
Montgomery County's active case count was 1,578 as of April 30. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Montgomery County adds around 3K coronavirus cases in April; daily count returns to fall 2020 numbers
The number of daily new COVID-19 cases and the testing positivity rate are both on the rise in Harris County, but the number of patients with COVID-19 in county hospitals has fallen over that same time, according to data from local health care entities. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Daily new cases rise as hospitalizations fall
Jason Millsaps, executive director of the Montgomery County Office of Emergency Management, spoke during an April 24 commissioners court meeting. (Screenshot via Montgomery County livestream)
Montgomery County looks to close vaccine hub by early June due to decreasing demand
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Houston Health Department vaccine sites extend hours, accept walk-ins
Photo of a gloved hand holding a vaccine vial
Texas providers authorized to resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
Active COVID-19 cases at Humble and New Caney ISDs are moving in opposite directions as of April 22. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Humble ISD sees rise in active COVID-19 cases; New Caney ISD cases decrease slightly
The average coronavirus testing positivity rate is on a slow incline in Harris County after falling for most of the year and hitting a plateau around mid-March, according to the latest data from the Harris County Public Health Department. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Testing positivity inches up; hospitalizations largely unchanged
As part of President Joe Biden’s plan to reopen schools safely nationwide, the department’s National School Lunch Program Seamless Summer Option is being expanded beyond the summertime. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
USDA extends free school meals provision through 2021-22 school year
Appointments for a coronavirus vaccine are not needed at Woodforest Bank Stadium. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Appointments no longer required at The Woodlands-area vaccination hub
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo speaks at an April 19 press conference at a mass-vaccination site at NRG Park. (Screenshot courtesy Facebook Live).
Harris County accepting walk-ins for vaccine at NRG Park
Vaccinations at any of Kelsey-Seybold Clinic's 26 Greater Houston-area locations are available Monday through Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. by appointment only at no cost to the individual or family. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston-based Kelsey-Seybold Clinic expands vaccine eligibility to age 16 and older
More than 140,000 vaccine doses have been administered in the Lake Houston area. (Sandra Sadek/Community Impact Newspaper)
Lake Houston-area vaccine rollout: More than 140,000 doses administered
The program, which began this week in San Marcos, gives Amazon and Whole Foods employees and contractors direct access to COVID-19 vaccinations. (Courtesy Amazon)
Amazon begins rollout of statewide vaccination clinics for employees
Harris County remains at the severe threat level on its coronavirus threat meter as major indicators of viral spread—including the testing positivity rate and occupancy in intensive care units—have stalled above thresholds that would prompt the county to lower the threat level. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Major indicators remain stalled for another week
Federal funding is set aside for public schools to address effects of the pandemic. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Why Texas has not yet distributed $18 billion in federal funds intended for public schools
Following the March meeting, HISD officials conducted a contact tracing experiment March 27-April 1 in which all staff and students who tested positive for COVID-19 during that time would disclose the number of students and staff who would be designated a "close contact" with and without masks. (Kelly Schafler/Community Impact Newspaper)
Humble ISD contact tracing experiment shows possible scenario if masks not utilized