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The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is closely monitoring an outbreak caused by a novel coronavirus first identified in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China - 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV).    

Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses. Common human coronaviruses can cause mild to moderate upper-respiratory tract illnesses, such as the common cold. There have been coronaviruses that have caused more severe illness, such as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) and Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS).

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Visit the links below for daily reported data from the State of Texas.

Texas Department of State Health Services resources

The San Angelo Health Department does not administer COVID-19 tests; it is responsible for reporting testing information to the state.

For a list of vaccine locations, text your zip code to GETVAX (438829). If you have a preferred vaccine type, then please call the location ahead of time to confirm its availability. You can also visit vaccines.gov to find a location.

COVID-19 Vaccinations

Effective Jun 15, 2023, Gov. Greg Abbott’s COVID-19 Disaster declaration expired. Under the disaster declaration, Texas Health & Safety Code, Section 161.00705 became effective and mandated Texas Immunization registry (Immtrac2) to store and maintain all immunizations, antivirals and other medications administered in preparation for or in response to a public health emergency, regardless of consent. With the declaration’s expiration, standard consent will be required for COVID-19 vaccines doses to be included in the registry. 

  • Unconsented clients and their COVID-19 doses will not be visible.
  • All Disaster Unconsented clients and their COVID-19 doses will be purged 5 years after the disaster end date of June 15, 2028.  Disaster Consented clients and their COVID-19 doses will remain in the system.