“But if you wind up in the intensive care unit, it can be 25 to 35 or longer.”According to the TMC regional hospital data on resolved cases, more than 22 percent of COVID-19 patients admitted to hospitals will die.“Earlier on, when we were seeing predominately elderly folks getting the virus, and this is the ‘nursing home phenomenon,’" Persse said. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite a surge of COVID-19 cases during July 4 weekend, doctors said the holiday didn't cause any spikes.Police arrest owners over Friendswood bar inspectionVanessa Guillen's family says goodbye at private service Officials blame coding errors for COVID-19 testing data issues9/11 'Tribute in Light' back on with support from Gov. © 2020 KHOU-TV. According to data from the Harris County Public … A s data out of Houston, the epicenter of Texas’s coronavirus … “Our concern is that too many of them are moving in the wrong direction.”KHOU has just upgraded its technology. All Rights Reserved. “Obviously, they’re quite ill and they have a lot of co-morbidities. HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Despite a surge of COVID-19 cases during July 4 weekend, doctors said the holiday didn't cause any spikes. “When you do the testing, you’re not testing everyone in the community, it’s a sample of the community. If you were unable to receive KHOU with your antenna in the past, try again on channel 11.11. Houston's health authority said the situation in Greater Houston is getting worse by the day. Texas reports largest daily COVID-19 increase as Greater Houston sees spike in cases. HOUSTON — Texas reported the largest daily increase in COVID-19 cases Saturday since the pandemic began.The city of Houston reported its largest daily increase in cases on Friday.Dr. Yeah, it probably is much larger.”Local hospital admissions shows a more timely picture of the disease in the Houston area.The Texas Medical Center’s hospitals compile COVID-19 admissions for all of their system hospitals in Greater Houston.There have been almost 400 new patients admitted to their hospitals with COVID-19 in the last two days.The hospital stays for patients admitted with COVID-19 are not short.“If you’re going to get better and go home, it’s about eight to 10 days,” Persse said. "As we move forward and we see a younger population becoming infected and hospitalized, I’m hoping that they will be more resilient and we’ll see a lower death rate.”Right now, patients are currently being admitted faster than they are discharged.Persse said local hospitals are now seeing a rise in ICU admissions, which he said was predictable.He said ICU beds are running at about 90 percent capacity across Harris County.Data from TMC reveal ICU bed capacity could be exceeded in Greater Houston in two weeks.“There are multiple factors all occurring at once,” Persse said. David Persse, the Houston Health Department's leading health authority, said the data show the coronavirus situation in Greater Houston is getting worse by the day.“I think that Houstonians did a really good job, right up until now,” Persse said, “where apparently it looks like we’re not doing a very good job anymore.” Houston reported 972 more cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 844 more cases on Saturday.Persse said lab companies have taken time returning test results and that some of the past days’ results are from tests performed as far back as June 8.Nonetheless, Persse said the tests are merely a sample of what is really happening.“I guess it would be fair to assume that our numbers are much much greater than that?” KHOU 11 asked Persse.“That’s right,” Persse said. (Callaghan O'Hare/Reuters) Houston’s approach is a model for how hospital systems should handle intense case surges. You may have to rescan your channels for it to work – if that’s the case, we’ve got some instructions at Notifications can be turned off anytime in the browser settings.Houston's health authority said the situation in Greater Houston is getting worse by the day. https://news.yahoo.com/coronavirus-cases-spike-houston-amid-224818628.html CuomoHeat Advisory through Sunday, scattered storms Sunday nightThieves attempt to yank ATM from bank with stolen U-Haul truckMore mayhem on Houston streets overnight with car stunts