From the City of Lubbock:
As of 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 16, 2020, the City of Lubbock confirmed 243 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19), 54 recoveries and four additional deaths. The total number of cases in Lubbock County is 15,174: 2,169 active, 12,849 listed as recovered and 156 deaths. *Since the 4:00 p.m. cut off yesterday, 10 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. If you found the reporting above valuable, please consider making a donation to support local non-profit journalism. Thanks for donating today.
