Williamson County’s COVID-19 case rate has remained relatively steady this month.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current episodes reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 674 in the county April 12-25. As of Monday, April 25, WCCHD confirmed a total of 111,766 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic.
The new case load had an average of 337 cases per week, which was lower than the 394 cases April 5-11. This breaks the uptick from the 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.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by 41 in the last two weeks. The number stands at 935 as of April 15.
In two weeks, vaccinations increased by 0.3% with 73.6% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully inoculated as of Monday, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Officials said 83.9% 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, 68.9% of Williamson County is vaccinated.
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 has become more available. The health district reported 391 beds or 11% for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, up from 341 beds and 9% two weeks earlier. In intensive care units, there were 60 beds or 13% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday, up from 42 and 8%.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
