It’s still unclear what the increase in cases will mean for the state, but doctors and hospitals say Texas is better prepared to face a surge than before. | via TexasTribune
Houston Methodist The Woodlands Hospital patient Clyde Alexander thanked nurse Traci Cargile in January as she carried out his lunch tray.
Average COVID-19 hospitalizations are also rising slightly, with 803 Texans currently hospitalized with the virus. Dr. James McDeavitt, the executive vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine, said he hopes immunity from vaccinations and the last two surges will help keep the infection rate low this time around.
Carrie Kroll of the Texas Hospital Association agreed that hospitals are largely prepared to deal with this wave and said that treatments like monoclonal antibodies and antiviral pills have made the health facilities better prepared to deal with the virus by preventing COVID-19 patients from reaching acute stages of the disease.
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