84 Of Texas Facilities For Migrant Children Report Positive Covid Tests As Feds Eye New Shelters
Thirty-seven of 44 shelters, currently housing migrant children and teenagers in various parts of Texas, reported positive COVID-19 cases between March 5 and 23, according to data collected by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Newsweek obtained the data on Wednesday. It reflects cases identified by shelter facilities and foster care providers which are then reported to officials at the health and human services commission. The number of shelters that confirmed virus cases in migrant children over the past two-and-a-half weeks accounts for 84 percent of all shelters overseen by the state....