Active COVID-19 cases in Grapevine up over 14% since last week. What you need to know

Grapevine has documented a total of 6,496 cases of the coronavirus, 85 deaths and 5,885 recoveries among residents, according to the Tarrant County website.

As of Thursday, Grapevine has 611 active cases and Tarrant County has 37,473 active cases. Grapevine’s active cases represents a 14.4% increase over the number of active cases, 534, reported last week for the city.

Vaccines against the coronavirus opened on March 29 to all adults. The Department of State Health Services has posted information about when and where Texas residents can get a vaccine.

In May, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention announced that people fully vaccinated against COVID-19 didn’t need to wear face masks or social distance at gatherings of any size. However, the CDC changed course on its masking guidelines on July 28, recommending face coverings even for vaccinated people in parts of the country where coronavirus is surging — such as North Texas.

Here’s more about how the COVID-19 pandemic has affected Grapevine.

Testing locations

• Passport Health Grapevine, 1340 S. Main St., Suite 185. Call 469-241-1954 more information.
• CareNow Urgent Care Grapevine, 5301 William D. Tate Ave., Suite 100. Call 817-251-2101 for more information.

Schools

Grapevine-Colleyville ISD students started the school year on Aug. 18 with all in-person classes. Grapevine-Colleyville ISD has since added a temporary virtual learning option for pre-Kindergarten through fifth grade students that will run at least through the first nine weeks of the school year.

Resources

• Information regarding COVID-19 from the city of Grapevine: grapevinetexas.gov/1669/COVID-19
• The Grapevine Convention and Visitor Bureau maintains a map of Grapevine businesses and restaurants that are open.
• Grapevine-Colleyville Independent School District updates: gcisd.net/our_district/covid-19_guidelines