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Weekly hillcountryweekly.com
Thursday, December 31
Trauma Service Area P Kendall County is part of Trauma Service Area P Kendall County Judge Darrel Lux announced today that the county’s businesses now operating at 75% capacity will have to cut back to 50% capacity and all bars must close due to COVID-19 hospitalizations in the region. The cutbacks were mandated in Gov. Abbott’s Executive Order GA-32 that went into effect in October. That order allowed certain venues to open up to 75% capacity unless they were located in a Trauma
Service Area with seven consecutive days where the number of COVID-19 hospitalized patients exceeded 15% of the total hospital capacity. That total capacity number was met on Sunday. Kendall County is located in Trauma Service Area P, along with Bexar County and numerous other counties. “This pandemic has been more than just difficult for so many people. It has caused damage to our physical,
emotional and financial health. It seems just when we can take no more, it deals us another blow,” said Judge Darrel Lux. “It’s relentless. This is not my choice or decision, the Governor has issued orders that I am required to relay to our business owners.” “It is my hope that the current surge is short-lived and with the distribution of several COVID vaccines we will be able to return to a new sense of normalcy
soon,” Lux continued. “We need to get back to supporting our economy. During this time, please do all you can to support our local businesses in any way you can. They need our help.” In addition to reducing capacity to 50% and bar closures, all elective surgeries are also suspended, effective immediately. The restrictions will remain in place until Trauma Service Area P is below 15% for seven consecutive days.
