Update 11:10 a.m. April 22
The Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office handed out 6,000 free masks and pairs of gloves April 21 at two local parks, according to a Facebook post.
"We'd love to have kept giving them away but due to the tremendous turnout, all of the gloves and masks were distributed in just two hours," the post reads.
The Precinct 5 Foundation donated the supplies.
Update: 7:34 p.m., April 20
The Harris County Precinct 5 Constable’s Office will hand out free kits with materials to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus to residents in the Katy and Cy-Fair areas, according to an April 20 Facebook post,
These COVID-19 kits include gloves, sanitizer, disposable face masks and helpful tips for avoiding scams occurring during this time, Precinct 5 Constable Ted Heap said in a Facebook video. The material was purchased through the Precinct 5 Foundation, he said.
Individuals can pick up a free kit while supplies last from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. April 21 at two locations:
- Katy Park at 24927 Morton Road, Katy (Enter at Morton Road)
- Bear Creek Pioneers Park’s Pavilion 6 off of Bear Creek Drive, (Enter at Clay Road)
The Harris County Public Health Department stated demographics, such as age, population and occupation, may play a part for why some ZIP codes have more cases than others.
The department also noted Katy has a local testing site at Katy ISD’s Legacy Stadium, which provides easy access to testing, meaning that more people may have been tested than in other areas of the county.
HCPD stressed that the ZIP code map is only a snapshot in time, and case numbers will change as more people are tested; if an area does not report a positive case, that does not mean that the coronavirus is not there.
