The Galveston County Health District announced announced one new positive coronavirus cases Friday, bringing the total up to 795 from 788.
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The death toll from COVID-19 in Galveston County remained at 37 people Sunday, and the Galveston County Health District reported 10 new positive cases.
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The new projections estimate the virus might kill about 0.4 percent of symptomatic people — a considerable drop from some initial estimates that the virus might kill as many as 1.5 percent.
The Galveston County Health District reported five new deaths. One of them occurred more than a month ago.
Some schools could extend their school year as part of measures to reopen later in 2020.
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Hospitals are starting to see upticks in emergency room patients, but not at pre-COVID-19 levels and doctors are worried about people not getting the attention they need for fear of contracting the virus.
The infected Shell Offshore Inc. employees were flown to the mainland, Shell officials said.
At this time, the DPS driver license offices' services are limited to first-time applicants for a driver license, commercial driver license, learner permit or identification card, as well as those in need of taking a driving test
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People who usually require assistance to evacuate or shelter during a hurricane need to be aware of some changes to the normal procedures.
Preparing to evacuate a hospital when a hurricane is headed toward Galveston County is a daunting task – potentially amplified this hurricane season by the presence of COVID-19.
Ever since the Galveston County Justice Center largely closed its doors in late March, in response to growing concern about the quickly-spreading coronavirus pandemic, activity in the legal system has slowed to a steady trickle.
The city expects it will be able to run 3,000 tests with the money it has.
The Port of Galveston opposes a plan to cut private lots a break during the coronavirus pandemic.
With more than 33 million people out of work, it is hard to feel sorry for people whose salaries range in the hundreds of thousands to the millions of dollars.
The city wants to use some federal COVID aid to test restaurant and grocery store workers, saying it's the best use of the restricted money.
In 2019, the city of Galveston advocated for a loophole to allow higher taxes in a disaster. But a pandemic wasn't exactly the disaster the city envisioned.
Residents raised concerns about trash left around the island after a busy Memorial Day weekend.
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Chris Taylor shares his story on surviving COVID-19 after spending almost two months in the hospital at the University of Texas Medical Branch.
