Roberts addresses latest COVID-19 numbers

TYLER — More encouraging numbers are displayed on the latest COVID-19 dashboard for East Texas, but NET Health’s George Roberts warns that we are still in the substantial spread category. Continuing to encourage vaccinations, Roberts says a couple of troubling statistics remain steady. He says area hospitals still report that 90 per cent of their coronavirus patients have not been vaccinated — and 98 per cent of virus patients in ICUs or having a very difficult course of care have not received vaccines. Roberts reminds you of NET Health’s relocated vaccination clinic at Majesty Event Center on West Bow and the new testing site at St. Louis Baptist Church, both in Tyler. For more information, see the “Coronavirus update” story on this website.