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Bastrop County saw a dramatic rise in the number of total reported COVID-19 cases early last week; however, this surge is due to a backlog of cases from the last couple of months.
Read moreThe Bastrop County Commissioners Court discussed the effort to distribute vaccines against COVID-19 at their most recent meeting on January 25.
Read moreCounty officials recently discussed the vaccination effort in Bastrop County, a survey to be placed on a waitlist for vaccines has been released, city and school district leaders have recently shared how COVID-19 is effecting Elgin, and fatalities
Read moreTrauma Service Area O, the region of Texas that includes Bastrop County, has reached the threshold of hospitalizations due to COVID-19 that triggers a 50% capacity limit for most businesses.
Read moreFive more residents of Bastrop County have died due to COVID-19 since last week, bringing the total number of fatalities since the beginning of the pandemic from 42 to 47.
Read moreDuring the Bastrop County Commissioners Court’s last meeting of the year, Dr. Desmar Walkes, the local health authority for Bastrop County, presented the current plan for getting COVID-19 vaccines to Bastrop County residents.
Read moreAs 2020 ends and we reflect on the challenging events of the past 11 months, one thing is clear – the already critical work of our grant partners has only increased in importance and need.
Read moreFour places in Bastrop County—a state clinic, a hospital and two HEB pharmacies—are scheduled to receive 400 doses of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine this week.
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