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(Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
1:33 PM Aug 9, 2021 CDT
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Week over week, daily hospitalizations up 30%, ICU up 33% as delta variant continues spread
Harris County has raised the coronavirus threat level to red. (Screenshot Courtesy Facebook)
Houston
4:16 PM Aug 5, 2021 CDT
Harris County raises coronavirus threat level to red as cases continue to surge
The Take Your Best Shot challenge will pit Houston-area universities against each other in a competition to see which school can vaccinate the most students and alumni. (Courtesy Pexels)
Houston
5:11 PM Mar 29, 2021 CDT
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announces Take Your Best Shot college challenge
Here is the Dec. 22 Texas Medical Center coronavirus update. (Courtesy Texas Medical Center)
Houston
3:47 PM Dec 22, 2020 CST
Texas Medical Center coronavirus updates: Positivity rate reaches 9%, hospitalizations hit 1,400 as front-line workers receive vaccine
Mayor Sylvester Turner addresses reporters during a Dec. 21 news conference on the state of COVID-19 in Houston. (Hunter Marrow/Community Impact Newspaper via Houston Television)
Houston
5:23 PM Dec 21, 2020 CST
City of Houston reports 777 new COVID-19 cases as fire department, health department ready to distribute vaccine
Teachers with Cy-Fair ISD spoke out against in-person professional development days at an Aug. 10 school board meeting. (Courtesy American Federation of Teachers Cy-Fair branch)
Houston
4:48 PM Aug 14, 2020 CDT
UPDATE: Teachers’ union granted temporary restraining order in lawsuit against Cy-Fair ISD
Public health officials in Harris County and the city of Houston signed a joint public health order July 24 mandating all public schools and nonreligious private schools remain closed for in-person instruction through at least Sept. 8. (Community Impact staff)
Houston
11:59 AM Jul 24, 2020 CDT
Harris County orders all public schools, nonreligious private schools to stay closed until Sept. 8
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)
Houston
10:52 PM Jul 20, 2020 CDT
Harris County coronavirus count: 9 deaths confirmed July 20, including 2 Houston Public Works employees
COVID-19 patients now make up an estimated 43.4% of ICU patients in Harris County hospitals, up from 38.1% on July 3 and 25.5% on June 22.
Houston
6:56 PM Jul 6, 2020 CDT
As Harris County hospitalizations rise, COVID-19 patients now take up more than 40% of ICU beds
The Houston Health Department reported 1,789 new COVID-19 cases in the city of Houston on June 22, pushing the total case count to over 14,000. (Screenshot via HTV)
Houston
6:17 PM Jun 22, 2020 CDT
Houston officials urge residents to wear masks as COVID-19 cases reach new highs
The 1,994 new cases come after the more than 1,100 were confirmed on back-to-back days June 19 and June 20. (Community Impact Newspaper staff)
Houston
9:10 PM Jun 22, 2020 CDT
Harris County coronavirus count: Another 1,994 cases confirmed June 22 as state works through backlog of Houston tests
Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo delivers remarks at a June 11 press conference on a new threat-level system for COVID-19. Hidalgo speaks in front of a graph showing an uptick in patients being hospitalized for COVID-19 over the past two weeks. (Screenshot courtesy Ready Harris)
Houston
5:02 PM Jun 11, 2020 CDT
As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise, Harris County unveils new system to gauge public threat
The city of Houston established a task force of city, community and health care system representatives to coordinate an outreach campaign targeting under-served communities. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
10:00 PM May 3, 2020 CDT
Health disparities, demographics reveal Houston’s potential coronavirus vulnerabilities
The number of coronavirus cases in the Greater Houston area has surpassed 250. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
5:41 PM Mar 23, 2020 CDT
UPDATED: First positive cases confirmed in Waller County; second death reported in Harris County
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Children 6 months old and older can now get vaccinated against COVID-19 at four Houston Health Department centers. (Courtesy Dell Children's)
Houston
3:19 PM
Houston Health Department now offering COVID-19 vaccine to children as young as 6 months old
Masks will no longer be required in Houston's municipal buildings. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
11:18 AM
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announces suspension of indoor mask policy on city premises
Emilia Mayfield rolls up her sleeve to receive her COVID-19 vaccine from nurse Staysha Hampton during a Texas Children's Hospital and City of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy of Texas Children’s Hospital)of Houston COVID-19 vaccination clinic Dec. 17. (Courtesy Texas Children’s Hospital)
Houston
9:06 AM
Omicron, vaccine lawsuits cloud coronavirus outlook in 2022
The city of Houston is partnering with the health care startup company Curative to launch a new COVID-19 drive-thru testing site. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:03 PM
Houston to open COVID-19 testing site to meet rising demand
Two cases of COVID-19 in Houston were confirmed to have been caused by the omicron variant of the coronavirus, officials with the Houston Health Department announced Dec. 10. (Courtesy Adobe Stock)
Houston
2:28 PM
Two individuals test positive for omicron variant in Houston
A nurse at Nueva Casa De Amigos in Houston administers a Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to a child on Nov. 5. (Shawn Arrajj/Community Impact Newspaper)
Houston
12:37 PM
Houston Health Department begins administering pediatric coronavirus vaccines
Mayor Sylvester Turner
Houston
5:31 PM
Houston coronavirus updates: City passes ‘grim milestone’ of 3,000 deaths
Vaccine syringe
Houston
2:28 PM
Houston Health Department offering $25 gift cards with vaccinations
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaking at a press conference
Houston
3:58 PM
Houston coronavirus updates: UK variant present throughout city, new data confirms
Mayor sylvester turner
Houston
4:19 PM
Houston expanding vaccine supply as 6,000 Johnson & Johnson doses arrive March 2