Over the past week, local data shows an average of 230 active cases per 100,000 residents, exceeding the threshold the CDC has put forth with its current guidelines.
FORT BEND COUNTY, Texas -- Local officials raised the COVID-19 community impact level to high on Tuesday due to surpassing the case threshold and the increased impact on local hospitals.Americans keep getting reinfected with COVID-19 as new variants emerge, data shows
FBCHHS said local data for the week ending on July 11 shows an average of 230 active cases per 100,000 residents. According to the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council's Dashboard, Fort Bend County had an average of 12 new COVID hospitalizations per day over the past seven days, and this exceeds the less than 10 thresholds.
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