Darrell Pile with SETRAC is concerned that this current surge will surpass all of those prior.

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While an ICU bed is still hard to come by in Southeast Texas, the number of people waiting for a general bed is decreasing, according to the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council which oversees a 25-county region.

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo announced Tuesday that 622 nurses are arriving in the country to help assist hospitals with the shortage of nurses as they battle rising COVID-19 cases.

Harris County commissioners on Tuesday approved a $30 million dollar COVID-19 initiative to bring out-of-state nurses in to help overloaded hospitals in the county due to the COVID surge.

More than 850 COVID-19 patients are in ICU beds, which is 45% of the ICU availability. He said the shortage has resulted in long wait times at his hospital for sometimes desperately ill patients who need beds. I have patients waiting a long time to get into the emergency room. Ive had patients waiting in her cars to get into the emergency room because the emergency room is packed, he said. On Tuesday, 273 patients were waiting for beds while 41 of them were waiting for ICU beds, according to SETRAC.

Here are things you need to know for July 16:1. Abbott saysAs the coronavirus cases in Houston and Texas continue to surge, many are wondering if Gov. But TEA officials confirmed Wednesday they would continue to fund school districts if local health officials order them to stay closed, as long as they offer remote instruction for all students. Corpus Christi official issues plea to tourists: Stay home, were in free fallNueces County Judge Barbara Canales issued a plea Monday to tourists: Dont come to Corpus Christi beaches and stay home. Houston Health Department reported 703 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the citys total to 32,693.

HOUSTON As Texas reopens, the state is seeing a rise in COVID-19 cases as many medical professionals predicted. The caseload hasnt begun to seriously strain Houstons local medical system, but keeping it that way is a delicate balance. Pile said theres been a tremendous increase in hospital admissions for COVID-19 in the last 5 days. At that time, we had 194 COVID-19 patients in our hospitals. When you have mass congregations of people in the middle of a pandemic youre going to have more patients Varon said.

HOUSTON – The Montgomery County Public Health District sent out some information regarding coronavirus testing in the county and why it is not free. We first went through the Montgomery County Health District, we did order a thousand to date we received 14. Reasons for the costIn order to get test kits, Montgomery County said it has to source them internationally, and those can cost between $30 to $60 per kit. “We know this is frustrating for residents of Montgomery County, and we share your frustration,” county officials said. For more information about the Montgomery County Public Health District visit www.mcphd-tx.org.