LONGVIEW, Texas — Trauma Service Area (TSA) G has set another record for COVID-19 hospitalizations.
According to the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), as of Monday, Sept. 6, there are 820 patients in TSA G (Longview-Tyler area) hospitals being treated for COVID-19. There are also only seven available Intensive Care Unit (ICU) beds. The DSHS reports 239 of the hospitalized COVID-19 patients are on ventilators.
In TSA H (Nacogdoches-Lufkin), there are 161 hospitalized COVID-19 patients and four open ICU beds. Of the 161 patients, 35 are on ventilators.
Also in TSA F (Texarkana-Paris), 194 COVID-19 patients are in the hospital and there is only one vacant ICU bed. Forty-six of those hospitalized patients are on ventilators.