CORONAVIRUS INFO PROVIDED BY DR. JIM HARRIS – 7/5/2020

From Area Papers

 

 Harrison County Judge Chad Sims reported 14 new coronavirus cases, raising the total there to 342. Sims also said there are four more recoveries for a total of 238. 

 

In Longview, 13 new cases Saturday follow increases of 23 on Friday, 20 on Thursday and 16 on Wednesday.

 

VARIOUS AREA ‘S HOSPITALIZED COVID  CENSUS
TRAUMA AREA	4/8/20	5/1/20	AVG @6/1	6/1/20	6/15/20	6/27/20	6/30/20	7/1/20	7/2/20	7/3/20	7/4/20
MARSHALL/TYLER/LGV	26	63	46	49	53	75	85	79	91	96	113
DALLAS	579	636	569	580	728	1248	1375	1411	1499	1534	1531	DOWN!!!
AUSTIN	45	69	61	89	123	337	388	408	426	459	461
HOUSTON	495	475	480	482	696	1691	2059	2139	2250	2257	2369
SAN ANTONIO	69	54	70	106	165	815	1010	1091	1170	1196	1208
RIO GRAND VALLEY	39	30	38	37	87	451	545	588	693	753	820
STATE OF TEXAS	1491	1778	1670	1756	2287	5523	6533	6904	7382	7652	7890

 

 

 

These findings suggest that that 12% of patients with COVID-19 will manifest GI symptoms; however, SAR-CoV-2 shedding was observed in 40.5% of patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection.(J. Harris: 12% of acute Covid patients have nausae, vomiting and/or diarrher; However, over 40% of people sick with Covid will have virus in their stools whether the carrier is clinically sick or not.) 

 

 

J. Harris comments: Hospitalizations in Trauma  Area G in Texas (our area) are climbing rapidly. Houston and Austin, San Antonia and most of Texas still have increasing numbers of patients in the hospital for COVID.  The smart and safe thing to do is spread out and wear a mask or shield when around anyone but immediate family.