US coronavirus death toll surpasses 250,000
The center began moving some coronavirus patients into this parking garage. Conditions inside the nationโs hospitals are deteriorating by the day as the coronavirus rages across the U.S. at an unrelenting pace and the confirmed death toll surpasses 250,000. In Reno, Nevada, Renown Regional Medical Center began moving some coronavirus patients into its parking garage. In Kansas, hospitals are converting spaces such as chapels and cafeterias for use by COVID-19 patients, said Cindy Samuelson, spokeswoman for the Kansas Hospital Association. Stormont Vail Health in Topeka, Kansas, devoted an entire hospital floor to COVID-19 patients as their numbers swelled, hitting 90 on Wednesday.
As Texas college towns emerge as coronavirus hot spots, universities try to keep students from infecting locals
Thatโs compared to 23% in counties with a smaller proportion of students, including larger metropolitan areas like Houston and Dallas that also house universities. The Texas counties where university students make up the biggest share of the population are home to Texas State University, Texas Tech University, Stephen F. Austin State University, Sul Ross State University, Sam Houston State University, and several A&M campuses, including the flagship in College Station, Tarleton State University, Prairie View A&M University, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University-Commerce. Since Aug. 1, Texas Tech has logged more than 1,400 cases of COVID-19, including at least 1,266 among students. โItโs not about me,โ Cook said, in a mantra he has repeated to college students. Disclosure: Prairie View A&M University, Sam Houston State University, Sul Ross State University, Texas A&M University, Texas Tech University, Texas A&M University System, University of Texas at Austin, University of Texas System, University of Texas at El Paso and University of Houston have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.
"We're all holding our breath": Health experts on school reopenings in Texas
The Texas Tribune spoke to epidemiologists and health experts about what the state can expect with schools and universities resuming online or in-person instruction. Dr. Ron Cook, professor at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center and the city of Lubbocks public health authority: I think were all holding our breath on what opening schools and opening colleges and universities is going to do. I don't think it was any one of those things that caused the second surge that we saw they likely all contributed to a degree. I don't think we can adopt an attitude that the calvary is going to ride in to rescue us I don't think a vaccine will emerge and suddenly the virus vanishes. Disclosure: Texas Tech University, UTHealth, the University of North Texas, and Texas A&M University have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors.