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ICYMI: Harris County needs to curb its COVID-19 outbreak and hit specific benchmarks before schools should reopen, Judge Lina Hidalgo said Wednesday.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/hidalgo-county-health-officials-school-reopenings-15478720.php
In">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... a thread, I& #39;ll post the benchmarks published by Harris and some other states/counties/cities.
https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/hidalgo-county-health-officials-school-reopenings-15478720.php
In">https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/hous... a thread, I& #39;ll post the benchmarks published by Harris and some other states/counties/cities.
Harris County has a system with multiple metrics and tiered reopening plan. Minimum for starting to return:
-- 14-day daily average of under 400 new cases (8.5 per 100K)
-- 14-day average of under 5% positivity rate
-- 14-day trend of flat/decreasing cases
-- 3 hospital metrics
-- 14-day daily average of under 400 new cases (8.5 per 100K)
-- 14-day average of under 5% positivity rate
-- 14-day trend of flat/decreasing cases
-- 3 hospital metrics
State of Arizona recommends OK to start partial reopen in counties with:
-- 2 straight weeks of fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people (14.3 per 100K daily)
-- 2 straight weeks of test positivity rate under 7%
-- 2 straight weeks of COVID-related hospital visits under 10%
-- 2 straight weeks of fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people (14.3 per 100K daily)
-- 2 straight weeks of test positivity rate under 7%
-- 2 straight weeks of COVID-related hospital visits under 10%
State of Pennsylvania recommends OK to start partial reopen in counties with:
Fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people in the past week (14.3 per 100K daily) OR test positivity rate under 10% in the past week
Fewer than 100 new cases per 100K people in the past week (14.3 per 100K daily) OR test positivity rate under 10% in the past week
State of Massachusetts all-but-requires that districts can start partial reopen in municipalities with:
Fewer than 8 new cases per 100K residents per day on a 14-day rolling average.
Fewer than 8 new cases per 100K residents per day on a 14-day rolling average.
State of Oregon requires districts can start partial reopen in counties when:
-- State and county test positivity rates under 5% for preceding 7 days for 3 straight weeks
-- County reports less than 10 new cases per 100K people for 3 straight weeks
(W/multiple exceptions)
-- State and county test positivity rates under 5% for preceding 7 days for 3 straight weeks
-- County reports less than 10 new cases per 100K people for 3 straight weeks
(W/multiple exceptions)
El Paso city and county recommends OK to start partial reopen in county when:
-- 7-day rolling average of new cases is less than 25 per 100,000 people
-- Test positivity rate is under 7.5%
-- 14-day steady decline in 7-day rolling average of new cases
-- 7-day rolling average of new cases is less than 25 per 100,000 people
-- Test positivity rate is under 7.5%
-- 14-day steady decline in 7-day rolling average of new cases
City of San Antonio recommends OK to start partial reopen in city when:
Any of the following combinations are met to reach the "yellow" result column.
Any of the following combinations are met to reach the "yellow" result column.
