COVID-19 update shows 742 active cases, 17 in hospitals in Potter, Randall counties

Michael Cuviello, Amarillo Globe-News
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The Amarillo Public Health Department's COVID-19 online dashboard noted that 742 cases were considered active, with two additional deaths.

The APHD reported an increase of 273 new COVID-19 cases and two deaths over the past week in its weekly COVID-19 report card released Friday.

According to the report card, the 273 new COVID-19 cases amount to a seven-day, new-case average of 39, with a seven-day positivity rate of 14%.

That brings the total number of cases in Potter and Randall counties to 75,229 and the total number of deaths to 1,277 since the beginning of the pandemic in March 2020, according to the APHD's site, along with 73,156 total recoveries for the area.

Amarillo Public Health Report: June 16, 2022
Amarillo Public Health Report: June 16, 2022

Potter County's total cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 36,338, with 390 active, 35,189 recoveries and 759 deaths related to the virus, according to the APHD website.

Randall County's total COVID-19 cases since the start of the pandemic rose to 38,891, with 406 active, 37,967 recoveries and 518 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.

The Amarillo Public Health COVID-19 Hospitalization report, also being released weekly, each Friday, noted 17 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, 65% of whom are not vaccinated. One patient was in the ICU, and no patients were on a ventilator.

Since August of 2021, 81% of COVID-19 deaths have involved unvaccinated individuals, according to the report card.

For more information on COVID-19 and the vaccine, visit amarilloalerts.com .

The city of Amarillo Public Health Department, now located at 850 Martin Road, offers COVID-19 vaccines for everyone 5 and older. They also offer other adult and children vaccines to those that qualify, according to a social media post. To learn more, go to https://www.amarillo.gov/departments/community-services/public-health.

For the complete report of all Amarillo Public Health COVID-19 data, visit amarillo.gov/coviddashboard .

Editor's note: Some of the numbers surrounding COVID-19 cases listed in this story are different on the weekly report card, vs. the APHD website. According to the public health department, readers can check the website for the latest updates and totals.

This article originally appeared on Amarillo Globe-News: Amarillo COVID-19 dashboard shows increase of 273 cases, 2 new deaths