Coronavirus Information
Corpus Christi Nueces County Public Health District
COVID-19 Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions
Provided by Public Health District
COVID-19 Nueces County Case Counts Dashboard
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COVID-19 Texas Case Counts Dashboard
Provided by Texas Department of State Health Services
Due to the increasing number of cases our most recent data will include the entire 78380 zip code. City of Robstown City Limit numbers will be delayed.
Total Coronavirus Cases in the 78380 Zip Code
(Retrieved from Public Health District on April 14, 2021)
| March to date | 2,248 |
Total Coronavirus Cases in the City of Robstown City Limits
(Updated as of June 28, 2020)
| March | 1 |
| April | 1 |
| May | 2 |
| June | 22 |
| Total | 26 |
City of Robstown Extended Declaration of a Local State of Disaster and Public Health Emergency – August 17, 2020
City of Robstown Amended and Extended Declaration of a Local State of Disaster and Public Health Emergency – July 20, 2020
City of Robstown Amended and Extended Declaration of a Local State of Disaster and Public Health Emergency – July 20, 2020
City of Robstown Declaration of a Local State of Disaster and Public Health Emergency – June 29, 2020
Nueces County Orders Implementing Governor’s Order Limiting Certain Businesses and Services – June 26, 2020
Nueces County Face Mask Order – June 23, 2020
Nueces County 2nd Amended Stay at Home Order – April 20, 2020
Nueces County Amended Stay at Home Order – April 2, 2020
Nueces County Order to Stay at Home – March 25, 2020
City of Robstown Declaration of a Local State of Disaster – March 23, 2020
City of Robstown Procedures in response to COVID-19 – March 17, 2020
City of Robstown Declaration of a Local State of Disaster – March 16, 2020
Report Price Gouging – Texans who believe they have encountered price gouging should call the Office of the Attorney General’s toll-free complaint line at (800) 621-0508 or file a complaint online at: https://www.texasattorneygeneral.gov/consumer-protection
CCNCPHD COVID-19 Testing Process
The Corpus Christi – Nueces County Public Health District (CCNCPHD) revised the COVID-19 Testing Process officially on April 21, 2020.
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Step 1: Phone Bank Citizens call the CCNCPHD number at (361) 826-7200. Individuals are screened with Center for Disease Control criteria for testing. Criteria now includes if an individual has any of the following symptoms:
- Fever (subjective or Confirmed with thermometer)
- Cough (dry or wet)
- Shortness of breath or difficulty breathing
- Chills (shaking even without temperature)
- Muscle pain, body aches
- Headache
- Sore throat
- New loss of taste or smell
- Abdominal pain
- Nausea
- Vomiting
- Diarrhea
Step 2: Review by PUI Manager If an individual has symptoms of COVID-19, the individual is now called a Person Under Investigation (PUI). Information is reviewed by the Person Under Investigation (PUI) Manager.
Step 3: Department Operations Center Information is sent to the Department Operation Center (DOC). A summary of the case information is also sent to the state health agency, Texas Health and Human Services.
Step 4: Drive-Thu Collection Site The individual is scheduled for the next drive thru testing event. After individuals have gone though the drive thru, the sample is received and prepared for laboratory testing. The PUI’s personal information on samples is verified. The laboratory uses the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) testing. This is considered the “gold standard” of testing, meaning that this test is more accurate than other testing methods. Collection Test Kits require two supplies, the q-tip and the Viral Transport Medium (VTM). After tests are collected, the specimens are placed in an ice chest.
Step 5: Laboratory Testing The specimens are then prepped and extracted with Extraction Kits. Extraction Kits go into the laboratory machines. After the Ribonucleic Acid (RNA) is extracted by the machine, laboratory technicians place the RNA in a well or plate. If individuals are negative, they are contacted and informed. The process is complete. If the Individual is confirmed positive for COVID-19, the case is submitted to Texas Health and Human Services within 24 hours of receiving the positive result. The individual is informed that they are positive and that they need to isolate. CCNCPHD staff also begin the Contact Tracing process.
Step 6: Contact Tracing The first positive case is called the index case. CCNCPHD staff ask this person questions about where this person has been and what they have done recently. Staff tries to determine how this person became infected, and if this person has infected others. Staff places phone calls to persons who may have come in contact with the individual (the index case). During Contact Tracing, other individuals who are ill may be found. These individuals may then begin the process as a Person Under Investigation (PUI).
