Mayor Turner urges Houstonians to follow Thanksgiving protocols as COVID-19 positivity rate reaches 8.8%

HOUSTON – Mayor Sylvester Turner encouraged Houstonians Monday to follow health and safety protocols during the Thanksgiving weekend. Turner announced the city’s positivi...

As Illinois reports 69 COVID-19-related deaths, the highest daily toll since June, state issues plan for vaccine distribution

“That’s always the pattern,” Ezike said. “A certain number of cases will go on to be hospitalizations, a certain number of hospitalizations will go on to be deaths and so...

Houston’s COVID-19 positivity rate drops to 5%, health department reports

HOUSTON – The Houston Health Department said the city’s coronavirus test positivity rate has dropped to five percent. “This is a great achievement but we must continue th...