Peterson Regional Medical Center reported its second death in two day related to coronavirus, along with another big number of positive tests on Tuesday.Â
Peterson Health said 24 people tested positive for COVID-19 at its facilities — that's 65 in two days. The number of people who have tested positive between Peterson Health and a testing event on Nov. 3 at Hill Country Youth Event Center is at 269.Â
The death was the fifth at Peterson since the start of the pandemic. The death toll is now estimated by The Kerrville Daily Times at 30 people, which includes eight in local nursing homes.Â
This will also be the last day that Peterson reports numbers before Nov. 30. As of Tuesday, Kerr County has averaged 11 positive cases per day in November and this will be the worst month for the coronavirus locally since the pandemic began in February.Â
Over the last two days, Peterson has returned testing results with positivity rates of more than 20% — above the state's totals. There are 13 people hospitalized at Peterson Regional Medical Center with COVID-19.Â
There are currently more than 200 active cases of the virus in Kerr County.Â
The state of Texas broke its own record for new cases with nearly 14,000 on Tuesday. There were more than 8,400 people hospitalized across the state, but the San Antonio area, which includes Kerrville, was still in good shape when it comes to hospital bed and intensive care capacity. There were just 548 patients in the region hospitalized with the virus.Â
On Wednesday, a mass testing event will happen from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Hill Country Youth Event Center. The testing is free and there's not an appointment or physician referral needed.Â
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Looking at this, I (and any other rational person) have to question the results. Which type of test is being given and the accuracy of the results need to be scrutinized. The president-elect may be dumb, but the people of Kerrville aren't.
GENE here: and what exactly does our dumb president-elect have to do with this? you can google what test is being given if you want, or you can simply read already printed articles in the local paper where all of this was discussed. or you can simply segue into a non related political statement.
There is one person who has not attended a meeting at the national level in several months regarding the virus - does he care - however he has not missed a golf meeting at one of his clubs on Sundays did miss church a lot I for one will not miss that LOOSER
And unfortunately, they will keep rising unless people "wake up and smell the coffee" and realize the seriousness of this virus. Cases keep surging upwards due to people's selfishness and ignorance. Look for cases to surge upwards after Thanksgiving, too. Sadly, this will affect all of us, including those of us who are paying attention to the guidelines.
We're still waiting for that special day when your organization can start publishing ***useful facts*** about these deaths such as age, gender, comorbidities, etc.
GENE here: not sure how that would be useful as any virus kills more older people and those with other illnesses than it does healthy people. what would have been useful is contact tracing. people write and post about seeing people with masks in large stores such as HEB, but I suspect that small offices, waiting rooms, etc are probably responsible for more spread that big box type stores.
Let's say they post all of that. What will you do with the information?
Here are some "useful facts".
When my mom died from Covid-19, it was the 4th cause listed on her death certificate. Respiratory failure, Severe Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, hypotension were above it. Her glucose was 482. She also had system-wide organ failure, internal bleeding. There's her comorbitities.
She had exactly none of those when she got to the hospital. She was 67 years old.
Here are some really useful facts:
She was loved. Really loved.
She loved her family and friends.
Her husband misses her so much we are scared he won't make it without her.
She'll miss her first grandchild graduating from high school in a few months.
She was funny, kind, beautiful.
She was my mom.
Let's protect our moms.
I am so sorry for your loss. Yes...it is so important to take care of those that may be at a higher risk because of age or other contributing factors. Unfortunately, some people would rather think of themselves and that's the scary part. As much as I miss both of my parents(my dad passed in 2006 and my mom passed in 2015), because of their underlying health conditions, they would not have survived. So, yes, it is very important to protect your loved ones. May God give you Comfort during this difficult time.
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