HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.26.2020 GA-32 Threshold
City of Plainview NEWS Hale County
901 Broadway St. 500 Broadway
Plainview, TX 79072 Plainview, TX 79072
October 26, 2020
County, City Receive Notification that Threshold for Areas
with High COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reached, Stores,
Restaurants Return to 50% Occupancy Level
Hale County and the City of Plainview (along with other cities in Hale County) received
notification from the Texas Department of State Health Services that Hale County has
reached the threshold for areas with high hospitalizations.
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As a result, on Monday, October 26, 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 are required to return to maximum 50
percent occupancy levels.
Also, all licensed hospitals in the Trauma Service Area are required to discontinue
elective surgeries as determined in GA-31.
Furthermore, the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) will require bars that
were opened per GA-32 to close.
For the past seven days, the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients in Trauma
Service Area B as a percentage of total hospital capacity exceeded 15 percent.
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. Until the Area has seven consecutive days with COVID-19 hospitalized
patients at less than 15 percent, businesses listed above must remain at 50%
occupancy.
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 strongly 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.