HomeMy WebLinkAbout032073 DEC - 03/27/2020 Order to Report COVID-19
City of Corpus Christi
This declaration and order implementing emergency powers is issued pursuant to Texas Government Code
Chapter 418(including,but not limited to Texas Government Code § 418.108 and authority to control ingress,
egress,movement,and premises' occupancy),and the Mayoral Declaration of a Local State of Disaster Due to
a Public Health. In accordance with said Chapter and Declarations, the Mayor hereby finds, and order as
follows:
Whereas, on March 24, 2020, the Governor ordered every public or private entity that is utilizing an FDA-
approved test for human diagnostic purposes of COVID-19 to submit daily reports of all test results, both
positive and negative to the local health department and DSHS;and
Whereas,to relieve the workload from the Corpus Christi-Nueces County Public Health District and streamline
the provision of information to the public by the City, the City is mandating email reporting of test results to
enable more effective statistical review and epidemiological research and reporting at a local level.
NOW THEREFORE, UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION
418.108,MAYOR ORDERS:
1. Effective upon execution,and continuing until 11:59 p.m. on April 8,2020:
2. REPORTING OF COVID-19 TESTS:
(a) All public, private and commercial laboratories operating within the City of Corpus Christi that are
performing COVID-19 testing shall report by 3:00 p.m.each day for the prior 24-hour period(1)the number
of COVID-19 tests performed and(2)the number of positive and number of negative COVID-19 test results
to Billy Delgado, Emergency Management Coordinator for the City of Corpus Christi at
b illyd@cctexas.com
(b) All public, private and commercial laboratories operating within the City of Corpus Christi and
performing COVID-19 testing shall, on or before close of business on March 30, 2020, report (1) the
number of COVID-19 tests performed in 2020 prior to this order and(2)the number of positive and number
of negative COVID-19 test results received in 2020 prior to this order to Billy Delgado, Emergency
Management Coordinator for the City of Corpus Christi at billyd@cctexas.com.
(c)Such laboratories shall not provide names or other individually identifiable health information that could
be used to identify an individual patient.This information will be used solely for public health purposes to
monitor the testing conducted in the City and mitigate and contain the spread of COVID-19.
ORDERED this the a-7 day of March,2020.
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