DATA & REFERENCE
The overall death total in Harris County hit 805, with the majority of deaths—78%—occurring in individuals ages 60 and older. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 17 deaths confirmed Aug. 5, including man in his 20s
A total of 723 of the new cases were confirmed in Harris County outside of the city of Houston, which is the most to be confirmed outside of the city in a single day. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 1,438 new cases, 22 deaths confirmed Aug. 4
Another 1,433 new cases of COVID-19 and six deaths caused by the virus were confirmed in Harris County on Aug. 3. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Houston sees drop in both positivity rate and total people tested
Harris County continues to report more confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the Cy-Fair area. (Community Impact staff)
178 new COVID-19 cases confirmed in Cy-Fair on Aug. 7
Cy-Fair saw a 109% increase in COVID-19 cases July 1-31. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Cy-Fair community sees 109% increase in COVID-19 cases in July
The confirmed number of COVID-19 recoveries in Harris County jumped over the August 1 weekend as the city of Houston began operating under a new record keeping protocol that redefines recoveries to include any cases where it has been "28 days or more since the case was reported, or released from [the] hospital and [is] not deceased." (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Recoveries jump, active cases fall under new case tracking definitions
As of July 30, more than 45,000 cases have been reported in Houston and over 71,000 in Harris County overall since the outbreak began. (Community Impact staff)
MAP: See COVID-19 concentrations by population in Harris County
A total of 1,724 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 deaths caused by the virus were confirmed in Harris County on July 30, according to public health data. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 1,724 new cases, 21 deaths confirmed July 30
The hospitalization trendline has slowly been moving downward in the county's intensive care units since around July 9. It has remained almost completely unchanged over the past five days. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Hospitalization trends remain flat
See the latest trends on COVID-19 in Harris County. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 1,465 new cases, 16 deaths confirmed July 28
Harris County has confirmed an average of 1,300 new COVID-19 cases each day for the past seven days, according to public health data, but various gauges of the testing positivity rate in the Houston area show that a smaller percentage of people being tested have been testing positive. (Community Impact staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Testing positivity rate declines; officials say bigger drop-off is needed
The death tally in the county has climbed to 644, with 109 of those deaths having been confirmed in the past week and and about one third of the total death count confirmed since July 10, according to county data. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 2,730 new cases, 30 deaths confirmed over July 25-26 weekend
Roughly two weeks ago, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo issued a joint statement with the Consul General of Mexico warning of recent research that showed the coronavirus having a "disproportionately heavy impact" on the Hispanic and Latino population. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: Hispanic population bearing brunt of recent increase in deaths
New home construction continues in the Bridlecreek neighborhood, featuring builders such as Coventry Homes. (Danica Lloyd/Community Impact Newspaper)
DATA: All Cy-Fair ZIP codes see home sale prices increase year over year despite economic decline
Thousands of Cy-Fair businesses were able to continue operating through the coronavirus pandemic due to the Paycheck Protection Program. (Courtesy Pexels)
Cy-Fair businesses retain 87,500 local jobs through thousands of PPP loans
The deaths confirmed on July 22 included one individual in their 20s, according to Harris County Public Health data. Of the 575 total deaths confirmed in the county, about 79% of them have been individuals age 60 or older. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
COVID-19 hospitalizations slowly declining in Harris County; confirmed death total up by 100 over past 8 days
GHP is tracking nearly 200 employers in the Greater Houston area that have announced layoffs. These companies range from oil and gas companies to restaurants to theater companies and hotels. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston official: US has lost 6 years of job growth due to pandemic downturn
The percentage of ICU patients who have tested positive for COVID-19 in Harris County continues to hover in the 43%-47% range. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 1,385 new cases, 16 deaths confirmed July 21
A total of 1,326 new cases of COVID-19 were confirmed July 20 in Harris County, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the county to 57,095, including 37,844 active cases and 18,706 recovered cases. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Harris County coronavirus count: 9 deaths confirmed July 20, including 2 Houston Public Works employees