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Home My WebLink About4a-b. COVID-19 Updates and Data.Vaccinations UpdateCOVID-19 Update January 12, 2021 Brandon Scott Bennett, Public Health Officer/Code Compliance Director James Davis, Fire Chief Tarrant County COVID-19 Statistics Metric Last Council Presentation (12/15/20) Today’s Presentation Percentage (Inc./Dec) Total Number of Cases 119,630 176,790 48%▲ New Cases -7 Day Total 9,615 16,859 75%▲ Deaths 992 1,703*72%▲ *265 of the deaths reported are a result of Tarrant County Public Health gaining access to additional Department of State Health Services data Global Confirmed: 90,435,754 Global Deaths: 1,938,004 Source: John’s Hopkins University (1/11/21) U.S. Confirmed: 22,429,685 U.S. Deaths: 374,521 Source: John’s Hopkins University (1/11/21) 2 Tarrant County Hospital Admissions 3 Beds occupied by COVID-19 patients in Tarrant County at 29%. Tarrant County Hospitals 4 COVID-19 hospitalizations have increased by 28% over the last two weeks. Governor Abbott’s GA-32 Executive Order 5 •Regulated businesses currently operating at 50% occupancy. •No on premise services allowed for bars: can have curbside and takeout •For regulated businesses to return to 75% occupancy and bars to operate at 50% occupancy, the total bed capacity occupied by COVID+ patients must remain under 15% for seven consecutive days. COVID-19 Current Risk Status 6 Key Public Health Metrics Are We Meeting Objective Reproduction Number (R Naught) Less Than 1.0 No Sustained or declining virus numbers over 14 days No Sufficient/available hospital beds/resources No Widely available viral testing and lab capacity Yes Effective Contact Tracing to contain viral spread Yes Available Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Yes National Finals Rodeo –COVID-19 Testing Recap 7 •724 Antigen/Rapid Saliva Tests Administered •Approximately 75% of tests were local residents •95 Positive Results –13.1% Positivity Rate •Isolation cooperation from positive patients –safer event •20% False Negative for Non-Symptomatic Patients (1 in 5): Consistent with testing reports –Saliva Tests corrected the results. •Businesses had employees tested to maintain safe environment •Currently using Antigen Testing for First Responders and Critical Infrastructure (Symptomatic Patients) •Ability to stand-up Ad Hoc Antigen Testing in the Future Thank you! Please remember to keep wearing your masks and practicing social distancing! UP NEXT: Vinny Taneja from Tarrant County Public Health will provide an update on their COVID-19 vaccination efforts. Current and Emerging Health Issues Jan 12th, 2021 Veerinder (Vinny) Taneja, MBBS; MPH Public Health Director TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Accountability.Quality.Innovation. A healthier community through leadership in health strategy Updated: Jan 11th, 2021 Vaccination Efforts Update TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH •Vaccine interest remains very high –281K registered, 238K currently eligible (85%) •23K doses administered by TCPH and Arlington (NTX leaders in effort) •DSHS dashboard shows 42K doses administered What’s the progress? TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH •We are responding fast –More sites, More partnerships (7+ sites running w Public entity collaboration and Private Partnership) •Multiple efforts underway –Arlington Partnership »Mega site ~2000/day capacity –Fort Worth partnership »Bob Bolan successful launch-currently at 700/day. More capacity available »Other sites in consideration-goal 1500-2000/day –NETC Mega site in Hurst soft opening today –expected capacity over 2000/day »Tremendous collaboration of 14 NETC cities and NEFDA –THR partnership »3 sites, Fort Worth, Lake Worth, Bedford-Live today! »1500 capacity to start, increasing to 2500/day »Over 7000 registrants already transferred and getting appointments –JPS partnership »Similar but a smaller effort to start, will grow overtime –Combined efforts •Single entry via TC Registration –www.tarrantcounty.com/COVIDshot –Open to neighboring counties Vaccination Efforts Update TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Vaccination Efforts Update TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Vaccination Efforts Update TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Vaccination Efforts Update TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH •An estimate of the number of people with appointments in the following categories: –Emergency Medical Services: 278 –Firefighters: 192 –Law enforcement/public safety:1902 –Government worker: 2737 –Healthcare: 3945 •*These are self-reported categories and have the limitations that come along with that. When can I get it? TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH •We urge a little patience –Limited vaccine, long waiting list! Data Sources •https://gov.texas.gov/news/post/governor-abbott-dshs-announce-covid-19-vaccine- distribution-plan •https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/immunize/provider-information.aspx •https://emergency.cdc.gov/coca/ppt/2020/COCA-Call-Slides_12-14-2020.pdf •https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/covid-19/hcp/mrna-vaccine-basics.html •https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html •https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/volumes/69/wr/mm6947e2.htm?s_cid=mm6947e2_w •https://www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/ •coronavirus.tarrantcounty.com •covidtesting.tarrantcounty.com TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Main Address: 1101 S. Main Street Fort Worth, TX 76104 TARRANT COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH Accountability.Quality.Innovation. A healthier community through leadership in health strategy Phone: 817-321-4700 Website: health.tarrantcounty.com Social Media: