New weekly cases of COVID-19 in Williamson County remain higher than late last year but continue to spiral downward.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 2,532 in Williamson County Feb. 1-7.
As of Monday, Feb. 7, WCCHD confirmed a total of 107,134 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic.
From Jan. 25-31, there were 5,404 new cases in Williamson County. During the two weeks of Jan. 11-24, there was an average of 7,938 new cases each week. Based on tallies from Tuesdays through Mondays, the Jan. 11-24 average was the peak rate increase of new weekly cases since Dec 21, 2021. Before then, new cases each week has been well below a thousand since September.
Quality assurance (QA) by the health district indicates past cases that need to be added or subtracted to the complete case total. In the past week, 36 cases were added to the cumulative total through QA.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by 21 in seven days. The number stands at 817 as of Feb. 7.
In the past week, vaccinations increased by one-third of 1% with 71.3% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully vaccinated as of Monday, Feb. 7, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Approximately 82% of eligible residents have received the first dose of either the Moderna or Pfizer vaccines, each of which require two shots for full vaccination. When accounting for county residents not eligible for a vaccine, such as children ages 5 and younger, 66.8% of Williamson County is vaccinated.
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 is rebounding upward. The health district reported 389 beds or 11% of beds for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, up from 185 beds and 5% one week earlier. In intensive care units, there were 39 beds or 8% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday, up from seven beds and 1%.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
