Amarillo Public Health Department moving to new location; infusion center closes

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The city of Amarillo Public Health Department will be closed from Monday, May 2 through Friday, May 13 as clinical operations are moved to their new location at 850 Martin Road.

According to a post by the department on Facebook, no STD, immunization, COVID vaccine or TB testing services will be available during this time. The department will begin scheduling appointments again on Monday, May 16, at 8 a.m.

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In addition, the Amarillo Area Regional Infusion Center will be closing until further notice, beginning Sunday, May 1.

According to the public health department, other options including oral medications to treat COVID-19 are still available and are considered first line. Talk to your primary doctor or pharmacy to get more information on what treatment is right for you.

Currently, the only facilities in Amarillo providing outpatient IV COVID-19 antibody treatment are Vibra and BSA Urgent Care, according to the public health department.

Trauma Service Area A, which includes Potter and Randall counties as well as the majority of the Texas Panhandle, is recording a .41% COVID-19 hospitalization rate as of Friday, according to the State Department of Health Services website.

According to the APHD website, the total number of cases in Potter and Randall counties sits at 74,255 and the total number of deaths at 1,270 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020.

Full numbers can be found on the APHD website.

A total of 94 cases were considered active on the website Friday.

According to the site, there have been 72,891 total recoveries for the area.

Potter County's total cases sit at 35,855 since the start of the pandemic. Of the total, 49 are considered active, with 35,053 recoveries and 753 deaths related to the virus, according to the APHD website.

Randall County's total COVID-19 cases rose to 38,400 since the start of the pandemic. Of the total, 45 are active, with 37,838 recoveries and 517 deaths related to the virus.

By the Centers for Disease Control standards, both Randall and Potter counties' community levels of COVID-19 were considered Low, or Green, as of Thursday.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo Public Health Dept. moving, antibody infusion center closes