INSIDE INFORMATION Houston &Harris County Taking the pulse of COVID 19 After the July surge, hospitalizations dropped signi cantly but began to creep up in late October. Virus outbreak trends since July
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Cases by ZIP code
Cases by race/ethnicity in Harris County Case counts align with population demographics, however over half of cases were not identi ed by race.
The Bellaire-Meyerland-West University area has seen a concentration of cases below the county average of 33.7 per 1,000 people.
Percentage of Harris County population
Percentage of known COVID-19 cases
Cumulative cases as of Oct. 26
Total cases Cases per 1,000 people
American Indian/ Alaskan Native
0.1% 0.08%
59
77005 291 10
7.3% 3.4%
Asian
77401 243 13
610
20% 21.5% 43.7% 47.4% 2% 0.76% 28.7% 26.9%
Black
77030 439 41
Hospitalizations/intensive care unit patients in the Greater Houston region
Hispanic
77025 570 20
Multiracial
77096 894 25
The number of COVID-19 patients being hospitalized across the Houston Trauma Service Area, which includes multiple counties, fell by 81.5% from its peak.
COVID 19 PATIENTS IN GENERAL BEDS COVID-19 ICU PATIENTS
White (not Hispanic)
90
288
N
Cases vs. deaths by age in Harris County
Total Harris County COVID-19 deaths 2,103
2,500
People over the age of 50 account for 90% of COVID-19 deaths in Harris County.
2,000
Deaths
Age
Con rmed cases
17% of cases
40-49
6%of deaths
1,500
4% of cases
0-9
0%of deaths
14% of cases
50-59
14%of deaths
9% of cases
10-19
0.27%of deaths
9% of cases
60-69
22%of deaths
1,000
21% of cases
20-29
0.73%of deaths
4% of cases
70-79
26%of deaths
500
20% of cases
30-39
2.47%of deaths
2% of cases
80+
28.4%of deaths
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SOURCES: HARRIS COUNTY PUBLIC HEALTH, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER
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BELLAIRE MEYERLAND WEST UNIVERSITY EDITION • NOVEMBER 2020
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