Galveston County COVID-19 hospitalizations down nearly 75% month over month and other updates

A total of seven more coronavirus deaths have been reported by the GCHD since Nov. 3, down from the 13 reported Oct. 17-Nov. 3. Of those deaths, one person was fully vaccinated, per the GCHD.

As of Nov. 12, there had been 2,141 breakthrough cases in Galveston County, per the GCHD’s Nov. 17 update. COVID-19 cases occurring in people who are fully vaccinated are considered breakthrough cases, per the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

This equates to an approximate 1% breakthrough rate; more than 188,000 county residents are fully vaccinated, per the GCHD, compared to about 186,500 vaccinated as of Nov. 3.

The county is offering vaccines at indoor and drive-thru clinics as well as booster shots for those who qualify. The GCHD on Nov. 4 began offering COVID-19 vaccines for children ages 5-11, per a Nov. 3 update.

Click here to view the coronavirus dashboard on the health district’s website.

Clear Creek ISD, Greater Houston-area COVID-19 updates

CCISD leaders announced new COVID-19 protocols for the remainder of the 2021-22 school year earlier this month then moved one stage closer to normal operations the morning of Nov. 10. The district moved from Stage 3, the mitigation stage, to Stage 4, the monitoring stage. Click here to read more about the protocol changes.

At an average of 63 new coronavirus patients per day between Nov. 1-7, the Texas Medical Center is seeing some of the lowest numbers of new cases since the pandemic began, the TMC reported in its data dashboard. Click here to read more data breakdowns.

The Houston Health Department began offering free coronavirus vaccines to children ages 5-11 on Nov. 5 at vaccination sites across the city. Click here to read what Houston officials had to say about the move.

Hunter Marrow and Shawn Arrajj contributed to this report.