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LOCAL COVID LIVE BLOG: 11/23-12/13

Coronavirus
Posted at 4:55 PM, Nov 23, 2020
and last updated 2021-01-03 17:15:02-05

12/13 updates:

6:20 p.m. - Jim Wells County is reporting seven new cases Sunday. Its total number of reported COVID-19 cases is now 2,211.

5:06 p.m. - Nueces County is reporting 186 new COVID-19 cases Sunday. The county has now had 26,329 reported cases of novel coronavirus.

4:39 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District is reporting two additional COVID-19 deaths fatalities Sunday, pushing the total of local deaths to 514.

12/12 updates:

4:11 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had two new local COVID-19 fatalities and 162 new cases on Saturday afternoon, pushing the total of local deaths to 512 and 26,143 total cases during the pandemic.

The patients were one male and one female with ages ranging in their 50s and 60s. The comorbidities of the patients included diabetes and hypertension.

The health district reports that 23,509 patients have recovered.

12/11 updates:

5:00 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had 123 new COVID-19 cases Friday afternoon.

4:20 p.m. - The Texas Department of State Health Services reports Aransas County has 474 COVID-19 cases. There are 103 active COVID-19 cases and there are 471 cases that have recovered. So far, Aransas County has 21-COVID-19 related deaths.

4:15 p.m. - Jim Hogg County reports they have 242 COVID-19 cases. 31 cases are active and 202 cases have recovered.

4:10 p.m. - Duval County reports they have 667 COVID-19 cases. 77 cases are active and 566 cases have recovered.

4:05 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District received notification of three COVID-19 related deaths. The patients were 3 males with ages ranging in their 40s, 50s, and 70s. The comorbidities of the patients included coronary artery disease, diabetes, and hypertension.

12/10 updates:

8:30 p.m. Live Oak County now has a total of 642 cases. Out of these cases 265 of them are FCI inmates and the remaining 377 are citizens.

5:15 p.m. - Jim Hogg County is at 242 COVID-19 cases. Duval County now at 667 COVID-19 cases.

5:00 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had 116 new COVID-19 cases Thursday afternoon.

4:15 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District received notification of three COVID-19 related deaths. The patients were 3 females with ages ranging in their 50s, 60s, and 70s. The comorbidities of the patients included congestive heart failure, diabetes, and hypertension.

2 p.m. - The Texas Education Agency (TEA) announced today that A-F ratings would be paused for 2020-21 school year, citing pandemic-related disruptions.

“The issuance of A-F ratings for schools has proven to be a valuable tool to support continuous improvement for our students, allowing educators, parents, and the general public to better identify and expand efforts that are working for kids," said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath. "But the pandemic has disrupted school operations in fundamental ways that have often been outside the control of our school leaders, making it far more difficult to use these ratings as a tool to support student academic growth. As a result, we will not issue A-F ratings this school year.”

The State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (STAAR) test will still go on.

The agency says it plans to take action to alleviate the strain from the test during a difficult school year.

"For those schools that incorporate STAAR results into teacher evaluations, TEA is providing flexibility to allow them to remove that component this school year," says the agency's website.

“The last nine months have been some of the most disruptive of our lives. The challenges have been especially pronounced for our parents, teachers, and students. We continue to prioritize the health and safety of students, teachers, and staff in our schools this year, while working to ensure students grow academically,” said Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath.

12/9 updates:

4:30 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting one death and 130 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon. The death was a woman in her 80's. The new case count in the county is at 25,742, with 23,148 recovered.

12/8 updates:-

4:35 P.M. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had 110 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday afternoon. Officials said Nueces County has over 2000 active COVID-19 cases.

4:05 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District announced one COVID-19 related death. The patient was a male in his 60s. The comorbidities of the patient included diabetes and hypertension.

12/6 updates:-

5:45 p.m.- The total COVID-19 cases reported in Nueces County rises to 25,401 as 184 new cases are added on Sunday afternoon. Two deaths were also reported. The patients were two men in their 60s and 80s, and the comorbidity of one of the men included hypertension. This brings the death toll in the county to 501.

8:53 a.m.- Refugio County is reporting four new cases of COVID-19, bringing active cases in the county to 35. 316 people have recovered.

12/5 updates:

11:23 p.m.- Brooks County is reporting 4 more cases of COVID-19, bringing active cases in the county to 35 and the total number of cases to 422.

6:03 p.m.- Jim Wells County reports four additional cases of COVID-19, bringing the total to 2,140. There are currently 246 active cases, and 1,834 reported recoveries.

4:50 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting one death and 100 new COVID-19 cases on Saturday afternoon. The death was a woman in her 30's who had liver disease. This brings the total number of cases to 25,217, with 22,612 recovered.

12/4 updates:

4:45 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had 158 new COVID-19 cases Friday afternoon.

4:41 p.m. - San Patricio County reports they have 1,985 COVID-19 cases.

4:40 p.m. - Brooks County reports they have five additional cases. The now have 415 COVID-19 cases.

4:05 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District received notification of two COVID-19 related deaths. The patients were 2 males with ages ranging in their 50s and 60s.

3:45 p.m. - Duval County added one more case Friday afternoon. They now have 646 COVID-19 cases.

3:30 p.m. - Jim Hogg County reports they have added three more cases to their COVID-19 count. Their COVID-19 case count is 230.

12/3 updates:

6:50 p.m. - Duval County reports their COVID-19 case count is now at 645 cases.

6:30 p.m. - Jim Hogg County reports their COVID-19 case count is 227. There will be a free testing site at the Jim Hogg County/Hebbronville County Fair Pavalion from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.

4:07 p.m. - Nueces County is reporting three new COVID-19-related deaths. The patients were all women, but one was a death from November that was just reported. The women were in their 60s, 70s and 80s, with underlying medical issues such as coronary artery disease, chronic kidney disease and diabetes.

9:49 a.m. - Bee County is reporting an increase of 95 cases Thursday. The cases date back to Nov. 20. The TDCJ is reporting one active inmate case, and 21 active employee cases. The rest are community spread.

12/2 updates:

5:45 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they had 156 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday afternoon.

4:39 p.m. - Jim Hogg County is reporting 17 new cases since Monday for a total of 223. Duval County has seen an increase of 53 cases since Monday for a reported total of 641.

4:37 p.m. - Aransas County reported one new case Wednesday. It now has had a total of 439 cases reported.

4 p.m. - The Corpus Christi-Nueces County Health District says they received notification of four COVID-19 related deaths. The patients were three men and one woman with ages ranging in their 40s, 50s, 60s, and 80s. The comorbidities of the patients included diabetes, coronary artery disease, hypertension, and liver disease. Officials said three of the deaths reported today are from death certificates received for November.

12/1 updates:

4:45 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting 77 new cases of COVID-19, bringing the total amount of cases in the county to 24,664. No deaths were reported on Tuesday. 21,921 people have recovered.

4:25 p.m.- There are now 438 cases of COVID-19 in Aransas County.

4:22 p.m.- Brooks County is reporting seven new cases of COVID-19. The total in the county is now at 410, with 30 active cases, 25 deaths and 355 recovered.

4:22 p.m.- Live Oak county now has a total of 538 COVID-19 cases.

11/30 updates:

4:45 p.m.- Nueces County reports 139 new COVID-19 cases.

4:30 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting two COVID-19 related deaths Monday afternoon. The patients were one male and one female in their 80s. The comorbidities of the patients included diabetes, hypertension, and coronary artery disease. This brings the death count in the county to 489.

4:10 p.m. - Live Oak County now has a total of 516 cases. Out of these cases 213 of them are FCI inmates and the remaining 303 are citizens.

4:00 p.m. - Brooks County reports five additional COVID-19 cases. They are now at 403 cases. There are 24 actives cases, 354 recovered and 25 COVID-19 related deaths.

11/29 updates:

4:30 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting four deaths and 304 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon. This brings the number of cases in the county to 24,448. The four deaths were two men and two women between the ages of of 60 and 80. Their underlying health conditions included hypertension, coronary artery disease and liver disease. This brings the death count in the county to 487.

1:45 p.m.- Jim Wells County is reporting 26 additional cases of COVID-19 being reported for November 28, as well as six additional backlog cases that are no longer active. This brings the total cases in the county to 2,045. According to the DSHS Dashboard, there are 220 reported active cases and 1,737 recoveries.

11/28 updates:

4:30 p.m.- Nueces County is reporting three deaths and 214 new cases of COVID-19 Saturday afternoon. This brings the total number of cases to 24,144 and the number of deaths to 483. The three deaths included two men and one woman between the ages of 60 and 70. Their comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, and congestive heart failure.

11/27 updates:

4:30 p.m. - Nueces County is reporting 89 new cases Friday afternoon, bringing the total in the county to 23,930. One new death was also reported; a man in his 60's. This brings the death total to 480. Currently, 21,553 have recovered from the virus.

11/26 updates:

4:30 p.m. - Nueces County reports 5 new COVID-19 related deaths and 121 new cases Thursday. This raises the county-wide total to 479 deaths and 23,841 total cases since the beginning of the pandemic.

11/ 25 updates:

4:30 p.m. - Nueces County is reporting two COVID-19 related deaths and 184 new cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon. This brings the total number of deaths in the county to 474 and the number of positive cases to 23,720. From these positive cases, 21,433 have recovered.

Live Oak County is reporting 516 total cases of COVID-19. Out of these cases 213 of them are FCI inmates and the remaining 303 are citizens. There are 51 confirmed active cases and 22 probable cases. 217 of the 303 have recovered.

12:50 p.m. - San Patricio County reports 167 new cases in the past 14 days. This brings the total in the county to 1,883, with 1,743 recovered.

11/24 updates:

8:00 p.m. - Jim Wells County reports there were 31 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday plus five backlog cases minus two corrections. Their new total is 1994 confirmed cases. Eight cases removed from isolation Dashboard shows it's been updated but is showing same numbers as yesterday: 1688 recoveries, 200 active and 56 fatalities.

4:38 p.m. - 148 new COVID-19 cases were reported in Nueces County. The total case count is now 23,536. So far, 21,381 people have recovered.

4:10 p.m.- Nueces County reports two new COVID-19 related deaths. Officials say the patients were two men in their 70s. Their comorbidities included diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease.

4 p.m. - Brooks County reports 9 new COVID-19 cases. They are now at 397 total cases. 343 people have recovered. As of Tuesday, Brooks County has had 25 deaths.

11/23 updates:

8:30 p.m. - Kleberg County reports they added one COVID-19 cases Monday. Health officials in Kleberg County say there have been 54 COVID-19-related deaths. Texas DSHS is reporting five individuals removed from isolation in that county. So far, their confirmed active COVID-19 case count decreased to 129.

5:50 p.m. - Jim Wells county is reporting 16 additional cases of COVID-19, bringing their total to 1,960. From these cases, 200 are active and 1,688 have recovered.

4:50 p.m.- Nueces County reports one new death and 120 new case of COVID-19. This brings the total case count in the county to 23,388. From these cases, 21,274 have recovered.

4:40 p.m. -Aransas County is reporting 393 total cases of COVID-19.

4:25 p.m. - Duval County now has 588 total cases of COVID-19. Jim Hogg County has 206.

3:17 p.m. - Live Oak County is reporting 500 total confirmed cases of COVID-19, with 213 of them being FCI inmates and the remaining 287 being citizens. From the 287 cases, 39 are currently active. All 213 inmates have recovered.

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