Corpus Christi Nueces County Daily Coronavirus Numbers

STATISTICS FOR MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, 2021
Posted at 4:40 p.m.

	NEW CASES	TOTAL
State Cases (historic case data- 2 weeks or older)(&)	1	6,558
Health District Reporting (Daily Cases)	37	59,765
TOTAL CASES (&)	38	66,323

	NEW CASES	TOTAL
Confirmed Positive	11	41,791
Probable Positive	21	19,341
Suspect Positive	6	5,191

_{The State of Texas is requiring that all health authorities
break out there positive cases into either confirmed
positives, probable positive, or suspected positives. Please
see DSHS definitions below for the three categories.}

DSHS Surveillance Case Definitions for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Revised: November 11, 2020
_{Confirmed: A case that meets confirmatory laboratory evidence* (detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a clinical or autopsy specimen using a amplification test) Probable: A case that: ▪ Meets clinical criteria AND epidemiologic linkage criteria with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for SARS-CoV-2, OR ▪ Meets presumptive laboratory evidence* (detection of SARSCoV-2 by antigen test in a respiratory specimen) OR ▪ Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as an underlying cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for SARS-CoV-2. Suspect: A case that: ▪ Meets supportive laboratory evidence* of: o Detection of specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood, OR o Detection of specific antigen by immunocytochemistry in an autopsy specimen ▪ AND has no prior history of being a confirmed or probable case *Laboratory evidence using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority}
_{(&) The State of Texas-DSHS has provided additional case data to the Nueces County Health Department in July, August, September, October, and November for positive cases reported directly to the state with date ranges of March through November, total case count can be found above. These cases will be added into the overall reporting of Covid-19 statistics for Nueces County.}

DSHS Surveillance Case Definitions for 2019 Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Revised: November 11, 2020

_{Confirmed:
A case that meets confirmatory laboratory evidence*
(detection of SARS-CoV-2 RNA in a clinical or autopsy
specimen using a amplification test)

Probable:
A case that: ▪ Meets clinical criteria AND
epidemiologic linkage criteria with no confirmatory
laboratory testing performed for SARS-CoV-2, OR ▪ Meets
presumptive laboratory evidence* (detection of SARSCoV-2
by antigen test in a respiratory specimen) OR ▪ Meets
vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19
disease or SARS-CoV-2 as an underlying cause of death or
a significant condition contributing to death) with no
confirmatory laboratory testing performed for
SARS-CoV-2.

Suspect:
A case that: ▪ Meets supportive laboratory evidence* of:
o Detection of specific antibody in serum, plasma, or
whole blood, OR o Detection of specific antigen by
immunocytochemistry in an autopsy specimen ▪ AND has no
prior history of being a confirmed or probable case
*Laboratory evidence using a method approved or
authorized by the FDA or designated authority}

_{(&) The State of
Texas-DSHS has provided additional case data to the
Nueces County Health Department in July, August,
September, October, and November for positive cases
reported directly to the state with date ranges of
March through November, total case count can be found
above. These cases will be added into the overall
reporting of Covid-19 statistics for Nueces County.}

SURVEILLANCE IN NUECES COUNTY

	NEW CASES	TOTAL
Deaths	3	1239

CASE STATUS	NUMBER
Hospitalized***	8,819
Currently in Hospital	95
-ICU (of those in Hospital)	46
Recovered ^	64,119

_{This table is based on the available data at
the time of analysis (10/18/21 - 4 pm). The additional
cases are still under investigation.}

_{***Those hospitalized at some point during
illness.}

_{^Recovered are those patients that were
positive for COVID-19 and now are well and have met the
criteria to be released from quarantine.}