Townsquare Media Victoria is dedicated to keeping you up to date with the latest Coronavirus (COVID-19) news and information from the Crossroads. On February 11, 2020, the World Health Organization announced an official name for the disease that is causing the 2019 novel coronavirus outbreak, first identified in Wuhan China. The new name of this disease is coronavirus disease 2019, abbreviated as COVID-19. In COVID-19, ‘CO’ stands for ‘corona,’ ‘VI’ for ‘virus,’ and ‘D’ for the disease. Formerly, this disease was referred to as “2019 novel coronavirus” or “2019-nCoV”. There are many types of human coronaviruses including some that commonly cause mild upper-respiratory tract illnesses. COVID-19 is a new disease, caused by a novel (or new) coronavirus that has not previously been seen in humans. The name of this disease was selected following the World Health Organization (WHO) best practice external icon for the naming of new human infectious diseases. SEE THE LATEST LOCAL CORONAVIRUS INFORMATION AND STORIES BELOW:
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Remembering Chef Charlie Lara
A family member recently posted on Chef's Charlies Facebook page, that "God must have needed a chef."
Office of Emergency Management to Offer Vaccine Text Alerts
If you would like to sign up for COVID-19 vaccination updates from the City of Victoria you can text the word ADD to 361-433-4554.
UHV to Remain in Phase 2 of COVID-19 Reopening Plan as Semester Begins
UH-V formulated a five-phase reopening plan back in June for its Victoria and Katy campus. The UH-V Executive Committee will decide to move from one phase to the other.
Victoria County COVID Hospitalizations Near Twenty Percent of Total Capacity
If you have been watching the numbers from the Victoria County Public Health Department for yourself you can see that the number of new cases of COVID-19 in our area is headed in the wrong direction this week.
Victoria Health Department May Activate Covid-19 Vaccine Hotline
COVID-19 hospitalizations are now at 18.44% of total hospital capacity in Victoria County.
COVID Variant Now Identified in Texas
Here are the latest numbers for COVID in Victoria and Texas along with some startling news, the first COVID variant COVID case has been identified in Texas.
Amazon Sells FDA Approved COVID-19 Tests
The FDA approved the DxTerity Testing Kit. It's the first test of its kind on sale on Amazon and it offers the convenience of testing without symptoms.
Houston Hospital Offers Employees $500 for Vaccination
Houston Methodist Hospital is now offering $500 to its employees who elect to get the COVID-19 vaccine. The hospital says they soon expect vaccination to be mandatory for their employees in 2021.
Victoria Eyes Further COVID-19 Restrictions As New Cases Increase
Victoria County also logged its seventh straight day of exceeding the 15% hospitalization threshold meaning business owners could be looking at a further reduction of operating capacity
Texas Sees Record High Covid-19 Hospitalizations
The state reported Monday that there were 11,351 patients with lab-confirmed COVID cases in Texas hospitals.
Hospital Occupancy Rate Exceeds 16 Percent
As the first vaccines started to roll into Victoria yesterday, the Hospital Occupancy rose to over 16 percent.
Victoria’s Gulf Bend Center’s First Fireside Chat
In what we hope will be the first of many "fireside chats" from Victoria's Gulf Bend Center, VGBC asks, " What are you looking forward to this holiday?"