ABILENE, TX — The Abilene Trauma Service Area hit the highest COVID hospital capacity of the pandemic on Wednesday.
As of Wednesday, 19.73% of the people hospitalized in Trauma Service Area “D” are hospitalized for COVID-19.
Restrictions — such as bar closures and reduced restaurant capacity — will not be lifted until the area is below 15% COVID hospital capacity for seven straight days.
TSA D has been above the 15% COVID hospital capacity for 27 of the last 29 days.
Trauma Service Area “D” includes Brown, Callahan, Coleman, Comanche, Eastland, Fisher, Haskell, Jones, Knox, Mitchell, Nolan, Shackleford, Stephens, Stonewall, Taylor and Throckmorton counties.
As of Wednesday, Hendrick had 158 COVID patients (138 Abilene, 20 Brownwood) and no ICU beds available.
