COVID-19 claims 41st life
A Milam County resident has died from COVID-19.
"Every time I report another death, I think, surely this is the last one. I thought that last week when I reported the 40th COVID-19 death in the county. But not so. Today, (Monday) we have another death to report, bringing the death toll in Milam County to 41 since the pandemic began, almost one year ago. To make matters worse, we have a safe, effective vaccine that will stop all of this, if we can just get everyone vaccinated," County Judge Steve Young said in his daily email. "In the meantime, wear your mask in public. Wearing a mask can be just as effective as the vaccine. It will slow the spread of the virus and keep people alive. We are on the home stretch and even though we are all tired of talking about and doing about the virus, we must hang on. We must continue to take the safe course to keep our fellow man safe and healthy, because their health, directly affects your health."
The county has 800 doses of the vaccine to administer this week. The county got 200 doses from Williamson County and 600 doses from the state. There will be two large 400 dose clinics this Thursday and Friday at the former Rockdale Clinic, located at 1700 Brazos, Rockdale. The county will administer about 500 first round doses and 300 second round doses.
To save time download the consent forms, complete it and bring it to the clinic. This will save about 20 minutes. If you bring a completed form to the clinic there is no need to arrive ahead of your scheduled time as we hope to get you in short order. We are scheduling people to avoid a large crowd and the potential spread of the virus.
a. First Round Consent Forms: http://www.milamcounty.net/upload/page/9873/VACCINE%201.pdf
b. Second Round Consent Forms: http://www.milamcounty.net/upload/page/9873/VACCINE%202.pdf
There are 2,401 people on the county waiting list, but we are going to get to you. More drugs are coming and we will eventually get everyone in this county a shot. Email Amy Guillen at aguillen@milamcounty.net and get on the list. When your turn comes, someone will call and schedule your appointment.
There are other places where one can get vaccinated. Get on every list you can and take the first available shot. Below is a list of a few other places.
- Rockdale Wal-Mart: Registration and consent forms may be completed on line.
- Brookshire Brothers in Rockdale.
- Veterans can call any VA hospital and schedule an appointment.
- McLennan County has a mass vaccination clinic underway. One can register online at https://covidwaco.com/
- Brazos County also has a mass clinic underway. One can register online at http://www.brazoshealth.org/
- CVS is now vaccinating in certain areas. Learn more at: https://www.cvs.com/immunizations/covid-19-vaccine
COVID Testing: Last Friday, the county tested nine individuals in Cameron with one positive result. Monday we tested 11 individuals in Rockdale with one positive result. The county will test in Milano on Wednesday at the Milano VFD from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. If you are a Milam County resident with COVID symptoms, you can get a free antigen test. So far, the county has tested 3,2015 individuals with 954 positive infections which is a 29% positivity rate.
COVID Countywide numbers:
17 active PCR cases – no change
0 open PCR cases
1039 antigen cases-up 7
11 active antigen cases – down 6
0 open antigen cases
Total active cases in Milam County – 28 – down 6
5 hospitalized – down 1
Total hospitalized since the pandemic began -182 – up 2
1 on ventilators – no change
41 fatalities- up 1