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Lubbock confirms 335 new COVID cases and no deaths

The city of Lubbock confirmed 335 new cases of COVID-19 Sunday evening with no additional deaths as of 4 p.m. The total number of cases in Lubbock County is 22,634 with 4,337 listed as active, The total number of COVID-related deaths in Lubbock is 243.

From the city: 

As of 4:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 8, 2020, the City of Lubbock confirmed 335 new cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) and 142 recoveries. The total number of cases in Lubbock County is 22,634: 4,337 active, 18,054 listed as recovered and 243 deaths.

*There have been 24 cases identified as duplicates or reassigned to the correct jurisdiction. These cases are adjusted into the cumulative totals.

**Due to continuing efforts to coordinate accurate data, the City will not be including hospital information in its news release today.

Sunday, October 25, 2020, Trauma Service Area (TSA) B, which includes Lubbock, hit seven consecutive days where the percentage of COVID-19 confirmed patients in regional hospitals as a percentage of available hospital beds exceeded 15%. Per Governor Abbott’s Executive Orders (EO) 31 and 32, this makes TSA B an area with high hospitalization and certain occupancy pull-backs are triggered. The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) will require bars that were opened per EO 32 to close and businesses whose occupancy rates were increased to 75% will be reduced back to 50%. The occupancy reduction will primarily impact restaurants, amusements, libraries, event centers and other businesses not listed under the CISA guidance or covered by other exemptions contained in EO 32. In addition to these closures or occupancy reductions, area hospitals now are subject to other restrictions as found in EO 31, which are primarily related to elective medical procedures.

TSA B will remain under these restrictions until we have seven consecutive days where the percentage of COVID-19 confirmed patients in regional hospitals as a percentage of available hospital beds remains at or below 15%.

Executive Orders 31 and 32 can be found here mylubbock.info/ga-31 or here mylubbock.info/ga-32

The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) maintains a dashboard with state, regional, and county level COVID-19 statistics and can be found here mylubbock.info/dshs-covid

Local COVID-19 statistics can be found here mylubbock.info/covid

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