Williamson County COVID-19 cases increased by 361 in two weeks and remain low compared to the thousands per week in January.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current episodes reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), increased by an by average of 180 in Williamson County March 15-28. As of Monday, March 28, WCCHD confirmed a total of 110,457 COVID-19 cases in Williamson County during the pandemic.
The tally continues mostly downward trend of weekly new cases since the weeks of Jan 11-24, which saw a sevenday average of 7,938 new cases.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by seven in the last two weeks. The number stands at 873 as of March 28.
In those two weeks, vaccinations increased by 0.3% with 72.7% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully inoculated as of Monday, March 28, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Officials said 83.1% 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, 68.1% of Williamson County is vaccinated.
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 has decreased. The health district reported 380 beds or 11% for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, down from 403 beds and 12% two weeks earlier. In intensive care units, there were 41 beds or 9% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday, down from 44 and 10%.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard.php.
