SAN ANGELO, TX -- For the fifth day in a row of hospitalizations rates due to COVID-19 in Trauma Service K remain above 15 percent.
As San Angelo Live reported on Tuesday, experiencing a seven-day stretch of over 15 percent would result in certain businesses having to close.
Mayor Gunter confirmed that specific point in a statement released on Tuesday.
"If our total hospital capacity exceeds 15% on a rolling seven-day average, then some businesses would be required to close and/or occupancies would be reduced."
If the current trend continues, the following counties would be required to follow the executive order by Saturday: Coke, Concho, Crockett, Irion, Kimble, Mason, McCulloch, Menard, Reagan, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, Sutton, and Tom Green.
Hospitalization Rates Remain Above 15% in Trauma Service Area K for 5th Day In A Row
On Wednesday, the San Angelo Health Department confirmed 93 patients were hospitalized with COVIID-19 related issues. This means that 95.8 percent of the hospitalizations in Trauma Service Area K are patients in San Angelo.
The hospitalization rate appeared to drop after new beds were added to the available bed count of staffed beds reported by DSHS on Wednesday.
It is not clear in what hospital the available beds are in, but the increase allowed the hospitalization rate to drop by nearly 1 percent.
If hospitalization rates drop below 15 percent on Thursday, then the clock will reset and Trauma Service Area K will once again toe the line between potential closures and high hospitalization rates.
In her statement, Mayor Gunther reminded the community that everyone must work together to ensure citizens stay safe.
The citizens are the front line of preventing further stress on our hospital systems. It is what you choose to do or not do that determines what happens in our hospitals.
"By keeping yourself healthy and safe, you are also playing a part in keeping the business community healthy and safe, as well as helping our local medical community, who have been fighting COVID-19 since March," said Gunther. "By following the proper precautions, you can help restore San Angelo back to the healthy, thriving place it was before we were hit with COVID-19."
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