Monday Covid-19 Report Card Now Includes Amarillo Area Hospitalization Rates

Amarillo is starting the week off with 78 new Covid-19 cases with 14 new recoveries.

Potter County saw 41 cases with 12 recoveries with Randall County seeing 37 cases with 2 recoveries.

The Amarillo Area Hospitalization rate is at 10.1%.

There has been 58,820 tests conducted with 52 still pending.

There are now 914 active cases in our area.

 

The City of Amarillo Public Health Department Covid-19 Report Card will now start to include information related to the Amarillo Area Hospitalization rate.

During Governor Abbott’s Covid-19 Press Conference last week, area hospital rate will now be featured and is the primary determinant in the operating capacity for businesses statewide which is determined by the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Hospital Rates represents the percentage of individuals in area hospitals who have tested positive for Covid-19.

If a region’s hospitalization rate is below 15 percent for seven consecutive days, businesses may operate at 75 percent capacity.

If a region’s hospitalization rate is above 15 percent for seven consecutive days, businesses must operate at 50 percent capacity.