As of July 8, 277 people are being treated for suspected or confirmed cases of the coronavirus in Fort Bend County hospitals, according to data from the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council.
This is the highest number of admitted coronavirus patients Fort Bend County hospitals have reported on a single day since the coronavirus pandemic began, and it is 42 more than the number reported July 7.
The SETRAC data shows of the 277 patients, 55 are in the intensive care unit, a jump of 10 from the number reported one day prior. Additionally, a total of 99 of the hospitals’ 122 operational ICU beds are occupied. Coronavirus patients account for 55.6% of people being treated in Fort Bend County ICUs.
Fort Bend County Health & Human Services reported 67 new cases of the coronavirus July 8. The county also confirmed its 60th coronavirus-related death.
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