During the week of July 26-Aug. 2, there was an average of 72.39 new coronavirus cases per 100,000 people in Harris County each day. New cases trended downward at a rate of 17.94 fewer cases per day between July 19-Aug. 2, according to Harris County Public Health.

Hidalgo says Harris County estimates it needs nearly triple the number of monkeypox vaccines that will be allocated to health officials.

According to Harris County Public Health, as of July 28 there were 71 confirmed cases in the county—a 60 percent increase over the previous week—and 287 cases throughout Texas.

Although the Monkeypox vaccine is now available in Harris County and Houston, the supply is limited. According to the Harris County Public Health Department and the Houston Health Department, the JYNNEOS vaccine will only be administered to eligible people at this time.

“The $95,000 grant from Petco Love will help support our mission to find homes for homeless pets and empower our staff with much-needed resources to make this possible,” said Max Vigilant, PhD, MPH, Interim Director at Harris County Pets. “We are truly grateful to Petco Love for continuing their support of our pets and Harris County through this grant.”

Autoridades de salud en Houston confirmaron que recibirán más de 16,700 dosis de la vacuna contra la viruela del mono para continuar en la lucha contra esta enfermedad.

Harris County Public Health has a limited quantity of monkeypox vaccines available to those who meet a very specific criteria.

According to Harris County Public Health, as of July 28 there were 71 confirmed cases in the county—a 60 percent increase over the previous week—and 287 cases throughout Texas.

As of July 28, Tomball ISD’s COVID guidance is as follows: “If an individual who has been in a school is confirmed to have COVID-19, the following notification procedures will be followed: Harris County Public Health will be notified when a student/staff is confirmed with COVID-19."