North Texas bars face closures as COVID-19 hospitalizations exceed Gov. Abbott's limit
North Texas bars could close and other businesses could further limit occupancy if the number of COVID-19 hospitalizations in the region doesn’t go down.
That’s because for the last four days, the number of patients battling COVID-19 in North Texas hospitals has gone over Gov. Greg Abbott’s limit of 15% of all beds. If it continues at this capacity for three days, it will trigger the restrictions he outlined in his October executive order.
On Friday, Saturday, Sunday and Monday, COVID-19 hospitalizations in the 19-county North Texas Trauma Service Area topped the 15% mark and there were 2,435 COVID-19 patients in the region on Monday, according to state data.
There were 1,878 available hospital beds and 117 available ICU beds in the region.
But, the North Texas region isn’t alone as it follows a state trend. Twelve of the state’s 22 Trauma Service Areas have surpassed the 15% threshold at least once in the last three days.
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