Williamson County COVID-19 cases have had a slow uptick in the last few weeks, although some recent numbers include backlogs.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current episodes reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 394 in the county April 5-11. As of Monday, April 11, WCCHD confirmed a total of 111,092 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic.
The new case load is higher than 241 new cases March 29-April 4 and the weekly average of 180 cases March 15-28. Cases still dwindle from the weeks of Jan 11-24, which saw a seven-day average of 7,938 new cases.
New cases also include backlogged data or cases transferred to Williamson County after residency had been confirmed. In WCCHD’s summary report for March 30-April 6, 429 of the 442 cases added to the county’s total fell in those categories, leaving 13 other recently confirmed cases.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by 15 last week. The number stands at 893 as of April 11.
In seven days, vaccinations increased by 0.4% with 73.3% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully inoculated as of Monday, April 11, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Officials said 83.7% of eligible residents have received the first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, each of which require two shots for full results. When accounting for county residents not eligible for a vaccine, such as children ages 5 and younger, 68.7% of Williamson County is vaccinated. Local hospital space
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 went down this past week. The health district reported 341 beds or 9% for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, down from 391 beds and 11% one week earlier. In intensive care units, there were 42 beds or 8% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday, down from 43 and 9%.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
