NACOGDOCHES — Recent arctic temperatures, seasonal flu and respiratory syncytial virus, known as RSV, remain a three-fanged monster trying to prevent us from taking a nice deep breath of fresh air.
The monster seems a bit bigger this week with 14 patients at local hospitals testing positive for COVID-19 and the two intensive care units near capacity with 20 of the 22 beds filled. Two ICU patients are confirmed to have COVID, according to data from the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council. Six ICU patients with various medical issues are using ventilators to assist their breathing.
kAm%9:?8D 86E G6CJ 3FDJ 😕 E96 H:?E6C 2E E96 @77:46 @7 }[email protected]@496D !F=>@?2CJ U2>Aj $=66A H96C6 sC] p92>>65 w2D9:> D92C6D 2 AC24E:46 H:E9 9:D H:76[ sC] q:?FD92 |@:E966??2K]k^Am
kAmw2D9:> D2:5 (65?6D52J E92E E96 r~'xs A2E:6?ED 96 😀 D66:?8 2C6 36:?8 EC62E65 😕 E96 @77:46 2?5 C64FA6C2E:?8 2E 9@>6]k^Am
kAm“%96J 92G6 2 =:EE=6 [email protected] H9:49 E96J [email protected]=5 2EEC:3FE6 E@ D@>6 [email protected]?2D2= 5C:A @C D@>6E9:?8 =:<6 E92E[ 3FE E96? H6 E6DE E96> 2?5[ 3@@>[ :E’D r~'xs[” w2D9:> D2:5]k^Am
kAm%9:D E:>6 [email protected]?5[ 76H6C A2E:6?ED 2C6 6IA6C:6?4:?8 76G6C[ 96 25565]k^Am
kAmpD E96 [email protected]@?2G:CFD 4@?E:?F6D E@ >FE2E6 😕 9F>2?D[ E96 5:D62D6 😀 364@>:?8 >:=56C]k^Am
kAmr@=5D[ D62D@?2= 7=F[ 2?5 E96 9F>2? >6E2A?6F>@G:CFD 2=D@ 2C6 D6?5:?8 >2?J }[email protected]@496D C6D:56?ED E@ E96:C 962=E9 42C6 [email protected]:56CD]k^Am
kAmx? E96 AC6\r~'xs [email protected]=5[ [email protected]@CD [email protected]=5 [email protected] @C5:?2C:=J 4@?5F4E E6DED E@ 56E6C>:?6 6I24E=J H9:49 @7 E96 G:CFD6D H6C6 42FD:?8 2 A2E:6?E’D :==?6DD[ w2D9:> D2:5] %@52J[ E96J @C56C G:CFD A2?6=D =:<6 E96J’C6 ~AC29 8:G:?8 2H2J 42CD]k^Am
kAm“p== @7 E96D6 G:CFD6D 2C6 24E:?8 FA 2 =:EE=6 3:E C:89E [email protected]] xE [email protected]?’E >62? E92E E96D6 H6C6 [email protected] E96C6 [email protected]] xE’D ;FDE E92E H6’C6 C62=:K:?8 :E 36EE6C 3642FD6 H6 2C6 E6DE:?8 [email protected] :E[” w2D9:> D2:5]k^Am
kAmw6 25565 E92E 96 A6CD@?2==J 92D D66? >@C6 r~'xs 😕 E96 =2DE H66< E92? E96 AC6G:@FD D6G6C2= H66<D 4@>3:?65]k^Am
kAm{2DE H:?E6C[ E96 r~'xs H2G6 DE2CE65 H:E9 @FEA2E:6?E A2E:6?ED 7:CDE[ E96? 2D E96 H66<D A2DD[ >@C6 @7 [email protected] A2E:6?ED H9@ 92G6 @E96C 49C@?:4 4@?5:E:@?D [email protected] A?6F>@?:2 @C @E96C D6C:@FD 4@?5:E:@?D]k^Am
kAm%92E’D DE:== 2 C:D< [email protected] E9:D H:?E6C 2D >@C6 7C28:=6 A2E:6?ED [email protected] r~'xs]k^Am
kAm'244:?2E:@? 😀 E96 D:?8=6 >@DE :>[email protected]?E DE6A E@ E2<6 E@ AC6G6?E [email protected]:E2=D 7C@> 364@>:?8 @G6CH96=>65 282:?[ w2D9:> D2:5]k^Am
kAmv6EE:?8 G244:?2E65 2?5 3@@DE65 [email protected]?’E @776C 23D@=FE6 [email protected]:@? 7C@> r~'xs[ 96 25565] xE’D [email protected] =:<6 E96 D>[email protected] G244:?6[ 3FE :E [email protected] 96=A 6?DFC6 E92E :7 [email protected] 2C6 :?764E65[ :E’D >@C6 =:<6 2 4@>>@? 4@=5]k^Am
kAm“(6 5@?’E <[email protected] :7 7FEFC6 >FE2E:@?D >2J >2<6 :E >@C6 5625=J] (6 5@?’E <[email protected] E92E J6E[ 3FE 86?6C2==J :E [email protected]?’E D66> E@ 92AA6? =:<6 E92E 😕 6A:56>:@[email protected][” w2D9:> D2:5]k^Am
kAmxE’D 2=D@ G6CJ :>[email protected]?E E@ 36 G:8:=2?E [email protected] [email protected]:G6 >62DFC6D [email protected]?5 6=56C=J 72>:=J 2?5 7C:6?5D 2D H6== 2D [email protected] H9@ 92G6 962=E9 :DDF6D E92E >2<6 E96> >@C6 GF=?6C23=6]k^Am
kAm|2D<:?8 😀 :>[email protected]?E H96? 42C:?8 [email protected] D@>6@?6 H9@ 92D r~'xs[ 😕 [email protected] 4@?5:E:@?D @C [email protected]:?8 2 GF=?6C23=6 72>:=J >6>36C[ w2D9:> D2:5] qFE [email protected]:?6=J H62C:?8 2 >2D< 😀 [email protected]=J [email protected] G6CJ 67764E:G6 😕 AC6G6?E:?8 2? :?764E:@?[ 96 D2:5]k^Am
kAm%96 8@@5 ?6HD 😀 E92E[ 2D 2 [email protected][ H6 2C6 3F:=5:?8 >@C6 :>>F?:EJ] !C:@C :?764E:@?D 2?5 G244:?2E:@?D >2<6 :E =6DD =:<6=J E@ 36 D6C:@FD=J :== 7C@> r~'xs 8@:?8 [email protected]]k^Am
