COVID shuts down Texas oil town 100 miles from nearest ICU beds
Iraan, a small oilfield town of 1,200 people in west Texas, has been struck so hard by the coronavirus pandemic that the entire town has essentially shut down, including the school district and local businesses.
"We had had COVID before, but never to this magnitude," resident Vicky Zapata told CNN.
According to Iraan General Hospital CEO Jason Rybolt, 119 people were tested for the virus and 50 tested positive during a two week August span – a 42% positivity rate. Iraan Mayor Darren Brown told CNN, "This is very serious."
Rybolt said he's "very concerned for the community and "very concerned for trying to make sure that they have the health care that they need."
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