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Home My WebLink About4a.-b. Update Related COVID-19 Response and RecoveryCOVID-19 Update April 20, 2021 Brandon Scott Bennett, Public Health Officer/Code Compliance Director Tarrant County COVID-19 Statistics Metric Last Council Presentation (04/06/21) Today’s Presentation (04/20/21) Percentage (Inc./Dec) Total Number of Cases 250,869 254,590 +1.5% New Cases -7 Day Total 1,190 1,238 +4.0% Deaths 3,290 3,374 +2% Vaccine –1st Shot 388,614 (18%)*508,951 (24%)*+31% Fully Vaccinated 198,000 (9%)*319,580 (15%)*+61% *Vaccine information updated every Wednesday (above information from 04/14/21) *Percentage of Tarrant County residents who have received the vaccine Global Confirmed: 141,525,400 Global Deaths: 3,022,126 Source: John’s Hopkins University (4/19/21) U.S. Confirmed: 31,670,846 U.S. Deaths: 567,216 Source: John’s Hopkins University (4/19/21) 2 Tarrant County Hospitals 3 COVID-19 hospitalizations have decreased by 18% over the last two weeks. How Contagious was the DFW area 2 Weeks ago? 4 COVID-19 Current Risk Status 5 Key Public Health Metrics Are We Meeting Objective Reproduction Number (R Naught) Less Than 1.0 Yes Sustained or declining virus numbers over 14 days Yes Sufficient/available hospital beds/resources Yes Widely available viral testing and lab capacity Yes Effective Contact Tracing to contain viral spread Yes Available Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)Yes COVID-19 Vaccines Yes COVID Vaccine Registration Statistics 6 •905,534 people registered with TCPH as of April 14th •608,733 Tarrant County Residents (67%) •296,801 Out of County Residents (33%) •Tarrant County Public Health registration list has been exhausted and appointments are available for same day and next day service •No longer need an appointment at Bolen and Farrington Field sites no longer required but are recommended COVID Vaccine Administered 957,266 Total Doses Administered •813,753 Tarrant County Residents (85%) •143,513 Out of County Residents (15%) •289,135 Administered by Tarrant County Public Health •668,131 Administered by Other Providers Outreach and education continue to be a priority! Johnson & Johnson Vaccine Pause •Out of an abundance of caution on April 13th, the FDA and CDC issued recommendation to pause the Johnson & Johnson vaccine •The City also paused the use of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine at all city vaccination sites. •The City recently partnered with Meals On Wheels to vaccinate homebound clients. •The Johnson & Johnson vaccine was used during this program. •All clients who received the Johnson & Johnson vaccine received a call from staff to check on their well -being 8 City of Fort Worth’s Role in Vaccines •Fill in the gaps –matching available resources to needs •Focusing on neighborhood level vaccination sites to interact with hard to reach and vulnerable populations, including the •Homebound •Homeless •Supporting private and public sector vaccination efforts •Convening stakeholders and setting up forums for discussion to allow for better collaboration and less duplication of efforts •Educating and vaccinating the City of Fort Worth workforce so we can continue providing services to the public in a safe manner 9 City of Fort Worth Vaccine Strategy •Working with Tarrant County Public Health to transition vaccine operations at Bolen and Farrington Field over to CFW to manage. •Continue to layer in neighborhood and pop-up clinics with MedStar •Continue to coordinate with City of Burleson to vaccinate through special operations (e.g., homebound, senior living facilities) •City application to be an independent provider to increase potential for neighborhood and small-scale, local vaccination events is complete. •Supply is high enough to meet and exceed public demand •Operations continue to maximize all available weekly allocations of vaccines –no vaccine is wasted! 10 Community Outreach & Education •Celebrating April 2021 as COVID-19 Vaccination Education and Awareness Month with daily messages providing vaccine-related facts and information •Continue to educate communities about the COVID-19 vaccination with targeted messages to ensure we are truly addressing concerns and hesitations •Use trusted spaces and trusted voices within communities to target and help in the delivery of outreach efforts •All information is shared through city communications channels while also partnering with outside agencies to share messages •Participating in Town Halls and other outreach events. 11 Schedule for Expanding Access to City Facilities Victor Turner, Neighborhood Services Manya Shorr, Library Services Richard Zavala, Parks and Recreation Judge Rodgers, Municipal Court 12 Neighborhood Services Department 13 •Community Centers •Fitness Centers are available for use •Modified hours of operation access •Modified Summer Day Camp •Facility available for private rentals, up to 75% capacity •Gym Re-Opening •Modified opening required masks and group play restrictions •Requirement of mask on court will be modified based on directives from health department and CDC. •Best Years Club •Participants returned on modified schedule October 15, 2020 •Program has returned to regular hours •Partnerships with Meals on Wheels (MOW) to deliver meals and pantry services •MOW offering MITS tickets to participants for transportation •Community Action Partners Office •Online and mail-in applications only •Limited access •Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) •Three options to register for an appointment: 1) in person; 2) telephone; or 3) FortWorthVITA.itfrontdesk.com •Tax preparation extended until June 15, 2021 Park & Recreation Department •Community Centers •Full access to facilities and rentals at 75% capacity •After School Program in progress •Planning for Summer Day Camp with reduced capacity •Log Cabin Village •Open Tuesday-Saturday; attendance trending back up •Nature Center •Fully open with normal to record attendance •Youth sports summer volleyball season registering now •Aquatics season planning & hiring in progress •Golf courses reduced services but never closed •Athletic field reservations resumed June 1, 2020; Haws to reopen May 3 14 Current Situation: •All libraries open to the public •Reduced hours, days, and occupancy •Masking, temperature checks, screening questions •No in-person programming (virtual only) What’s to come: •All libraries return to full hours/full days on Tuesday June 1st •Masking, temperature checks, screening questions, and reduced occupancy remain in place •Limited outdoor in-person programming this summer Fort Worth Public Library Municipal Court •All judges working, primarily, from Public Safety building as of April 12th •Walk-in dockets moved to an open courtroom with judges appearing remotely/Judges will move into the courtrooms for the walk-in docket later in April •Parking Hearings resumed in-person April 12th •Bench trial dockets will become in-person dockets with all parties present in the courtroom beginning May 3rd •Other dockets will move from virtual to in-person proceedings gradually over the following weeks and months as the public and staff become more comfortable •Attorney Plea docket will remain virtual •Resumption of jury trials will likely occur in late summer or early fall 16 Thank you and please remember to keep wearing your masks and practicing social distancing!