The number of new cases of COVID-19 in Williamson County continue to slash week to week.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by 313 in Williamson County Feb. 22-28.
As of Monday, Feb. 28, WCCHD confirmed a total of 109,537 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic. There were 4,935 new cases in February, which paled in comparison to the over 30,000 new cases in January.
During Feb. 15-21, Williamson County recorded 791 new cases. The previous week, Feb. 8-14, the county had 1,299 new cases, which was nearly cut in half from the 2,532 new cases Feb. 1-7.
Based on weekly tallies, the Jan. 11-24 average of 7,938 new cases each week was the peak rate increase of new weekly cases since Dec 21, 2021. During the fall, new cases each week had been well below a thousand.
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, 130 cases were subtracted from the cumulative total through QA.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by nine last week. The number stands at 854 as of Feb. 28.
In the past week, vaccinations increased by 0.3% with 72.2% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully vaccinated as of Monday, Feb. 28, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Approximately 82.6% 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, 67.6% of Williamson County is vaccinated.
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 increased last week. The health district reported 405 beds or 11% of beds for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, up from 357 beds and 10% one week earlier. In intensive care units, there were 33 beds or 7% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
