WITH MANY SCHOOL DISTRICTS INCENTRAL TEXAS IN THEIR THIRDWEEK OF SCHOOL.
THE NUMBER OFCOVID CASES ON CAMPU..AREALREADY RISING SHARPLY.
25NEWS REPORTER ADAM SCHINERDLSHOWS US WHAT DOCTORS ANDSCHOOL DISTRICTS COULDFACE....LKLV - SOME SCHOOLS HAVE BEENOPEN FOR A COUPLE WEEKS NOWAND THAT PUTS THEM IN THAT 10TO 14 DAY RANGE WHERE YOU CANEXPECT A RISE IN COVID CASES.NOW THAT SCHOOLS ARE HAVE BEENIN SESSION FOR A LITTLE WHILETHE SPREAD OF THE DELTAVARIANT IN SCHOOLS IS GOING TOCOME MORE NOTICEABLE.
ATREND DOCTORS MCLANE CHILDRENSIN TEMPLE HAVE ALREADYSTARTING TO SEE.
SOT - DR.DOMINIC LUCIA, CHIEF MEDICALOFFICER AT MCLANE CHILDRENSMEDICAL CENTER "AN UPTICK INCOVID EXPOSURES AND COVIDPOSITIVES AND EVEN NOWWI, INOUR OWN HOSPITAL.
OUR RISE INCASES NEEDING HOSPITALIZATIONIS CERTAINLY THE ANDAPPARENT." TRACK 2 INFACT...THE NUMBER OF MINORSCURRENTLY HOSPITALIZED WITHCOVID AT MCLANE CHILDRSENNEARLY DOUBLED SINCE THESCHOOL YEAR BEGAN.
SOT - DR.DOMINIC LUCIA, CHIEF MEDICALOFCER AT MCLANE CHILDRENSMEDICAL CENTER "WE ARE AT 22PERCENT OF OUR HOSPITAL BEDS.I THINK THE LAST TIME I TALKEDTO YOU, WE TALKED ABOUT THERISE TO 10 TO 15 PERCENT."TRACK 3 NEARLY ALL SCHOOLDISTRICTS ARE POSTING CASENUMBERS TO A DASHBOARD ANDTHAT INCLUS TEMPLE I-S-D WHOHAS ONLY STARTED SCHOOL LASTWEEK.
BUT THEY ARE ONLYSHOWING LAB CONFIRMED CASESBUT THE NUMBER OF CASES COULDBE HIGHER.
SOT- DR. BOBBY OTT,SUPERINTENDENT OF TEMPLE ISD."IN RINTENDENT OF TEMPLE ISD.DITION TO THAT, THEFIRST WEEK WE HAD PROBABLECASES.
PROBABLE OR RAPID TESTSBECAUSE THE AREN'T LABCONFIRMED.
WE HAD 3 STUDENTPROBABLE CASES AND SFFTA 8CASES." TRACK 4 JUST LIKEOTHER SCHOOLDISTRICTS...TEMPLE I-S-D ISWORRIED ABOUT THE SPREAD OFTHE DELTA VARIANT AND THAT ISWHY THEY SAY TY HET UP THEDASHBOARD ON MONDAY.
SOT- DR.BOBBY OTT, SUPERINTENDENT OFTEMPLE ISD.
"PUT THEM UPPUBLIC SLYO THEIR TRANSPARENT.OUR FAMILY MEMBERS AND STAFFAND EVERYBODY TO HAVE A CHANCETO SEE THOSE.
BUT, THAT'S ETHREASON WE DO IT." TRACK 5DOCTORS SAY IT'S IMPORTANT TOTRANSBERENT...ESP ECIALLYRIGHT NOW.
SOT - DR. DOMINICLUCIA, CHIEF MEDICAL OFFERICAT MCLANE CHILDRENS MEDICALCENTER "WE'RE IN THAT WINDOWWHERE, IF SOMETHING IS GOINGTO BE SPREAD IN SCHOOL EARLYON YOUR GOING TO SEET IDWE'RE DEFINITELY SEEING ITWITH COVID." LKLV - MEDILPROFESSIONALS ARE EXPECTING ASPIKE IN CASES AT SCHOOLS OVERTHE NEXT FEW WEEKS WITH TEENSAT A HIGHER RISK OFHOSPITALIZATION THAN YOUNGERKIDS... ESPECIALLY TEENS WHOARE UNVACCINATED.
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