COVID-19 cases saw another substantial increase in Williamson County last week, although reported deaths and hospitalizations remained relatively stable.
Confirmed cases, which include past and current cases reported to the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD), went up by 7,415 in Williamson County Jan. 4-10. In the two preceding weeks, Dec. 21-Jan. 3, there was an average of more than 3,000 cases each week. Before Dec 21, cases had tallied well below a thousand each week since September.
As of Monday, Jan. 10, WCCHD said there had been a total of 83,322 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Williamson County during the pandemic.
Quality assurance (QA) by the health district indicates past cases that need to be added or subtracted to the complete case total. Las week, 72 cases were added to the cumulative total through QA.
WCCHD’s toll for deaths linked to the disease went up by three. The number stands at 758 as of Jan. 10.
Last week, vaccinations increased by approximately half of 1% with 69.6% of Williamson County residents eligible for a vaccine being fully vaccinated as of Monday, Jan. 10, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Tracker. Approximately 79.7% 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, 65.2% of Williamson County is vaccinated.
Local hospital space for people with COVID-19 had mixed usage last week. The health district reported 621 beds or 16% of beds for people with COVID-19 were vacant Monday, up from 541 beds and 15% a week earlier. In intensive care units, there were 43 beds or 9% available for COVID-19 patients as of Monday, down from 47 beds and 10%.
For more local stats on COVID-19, visit http://www.wcchd.org/COVID-19/dashboard. php.
