For the second-straight week, the daily average numbers of new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations confirmed in the Texas Medical Center have decreased, according to the TMC’s Jan. 24 COVID-19 data update.
The COVID-19 effective reproduction rate, a measurement gauging whether the virus spread is increasing or decreasing, was at 0.74 last week, indicating a decrease in new coronavirus cases. Average daily cases dropped to 5,425 for the week of Jan. 25-31, down from last week’s 9,004-case average.
TMC hospitalizations have seen a similar decrease in new admittances. An average of 338 new patients per day were admitted for the week of Jan. 25-31, down from 400 new patients per day in the previous week.
TMC institutions administered an average of 1,598 vaccine doses per day. About 61% of Harris County residents are fully vaccinated, according to the Harris County Public Health Department.
