City of Lubbock Confirms Additional 311 COVID-19 Cases, 3 Deaths
As of 4:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 14, 2020, the City of Lubbock confirmed 311 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), 220 recoveries and three additional deaths. The total number of cases in Lubbock County is 14,675: 2,005 active, 12,518 listed as recovered and 152 deaths. *Since the 4:00 p.m. cut off yesterday, 13 new cases has been reported or were transferred in from other jurisdictions. These cases are adjusted into the cumulative totals.
Executive Order GA-32 allows certain venues to reopen at 75% capacity and allows certain counties to resume elective surgeries. Counties within Trauma Service Areas with high COVID-19 hospitalizations are excluded from these reopenings. Executive Order GA-32 defines high hospitalizations as at least 15 percent of a hospital’s total capacity being used for COVID-19 hospitalized patients for seven consecutive days.
DSHS updated its dashboard to reflect the changes implemented with Executive Order GA-32.
The City of Lubbock will be reporting the hospitalization rate as reflected on the DSHS dashboard.
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