HomeMy WebLinkAbout02.04.2021 Reopening GA-32
City of Plainview PSA
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
February 4, 2021
County, City Receive Notification that Stores, Restaurants
May Return to 75% Occupancy Level, City Offices to Reopen
on Monday, Feb. 8th
Hale County and the City of Plainview (along with other cities in Hale County) received
notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) that Hale
County no longer meets the definition of a high hospitalization area and my reopen to
higher levels allowable under GA-32.
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As a result, on Wednesday, February 3, all restaurants, retail stores, office buildings,
manufacturing facilities, gyms and exercise facilities and classes, museums and
libraries in all counties in Trauma Service Area B may be opened at 75 percent
occupancy levels. Also, bars may reopen at 50 percent occupancy levels.
Furthermore, City of Plainview offices, including City Hall, Finance Department, Unger
Memorial Library and Main Street offices will reopen to the public on Monday, February
th
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The Plainview – Hale County Health Department will also reopen and are currently in
the process of organizing logistics for a vaccine clinic. Once DSHS notifies the Health
Department of when and how many vaccines they will allot to the County, vaccine
clinic(s) will be scheduled.
According to Governor Abbott’s GA-32 Order, an area with high hospitalizations is any
Trauma Service Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of
COVID-19 hospitalized patients as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceed 15
percent.
“Under the criteria laid out in GA-32, your Trauma Service Area, TSA B, no longer
meets the definition of a high hospitalization area and so may reopen to the higher
levels allowable under GA-32.”
Trauma Service Area B includes Bailey, Borden, Castro, Cochran, Cottle, Crosby,
Dawson, Dickens, Floyd, Gaines, Garza, Hale, Hockley, Kent, King, Lamb, Lubbock,
Lynn, Motley, Scurry, Terry and Yoakum counties.
Citizens are encouraged to continue to wash their hands, wear a mask, practice social
distancing and stay home when possible, especially if you are experiencing symptoms
or have underlying health conditions.
For more information, contact Jack McCasland at the Plainview / Hale County Health
Department at (806) 293-1359 or visit the website: www.plainviewtx.org/COVID19.