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ASSOCIATED PRESS

Q: Can I get the coronavi-rus again?

A: It’s possible, but suchcases seem to be rare. Evi-dence is growing that peoplewhose bodies mounted astrong defense to the virusare unlikely to test positiveagain for at least severalmonths and maybe longer.

It’s not unusual to developsome immunity to a virusafter an infection, since ourbodies are generally betterat recognizing and fightingoff bugs they’ve encounteredbefore. And that seems to bethe case with the coronavi-rus as well, though scientistsare still trying to figure outhow long any protectionmight last.

Some reinfections havebeen confirmed, but two newstudies suggest that’s veryunusual.

In one, only two out of

1,265 health workers in theUnited Kingdom who werepreviously infected ended uptesting positive again for thecoronavirus in the follow-ing six months. In anotherstudy of people in the U.S.,only 0.3% of people who hadbeen infected tested positivefor the virus over the nextseveral months — aroundthe same rate of positivity asthe U.K study.

The findings bode well forthe COVID-19 vaccines thatare being rolled out, whichtrigger the kind of immuneresponses that the studiesfound protective.

COV ID -19

Can I get thecoronavirus again?

SEND US YOURQUESTIONSHave questions about COVID-19or the vaccine? The Advocate willhelp you get answers. Contact usat deliverydesk@vicad.com or callreporter Mark Rosenberg at (361)574-1264.

The models on the cover of the Dec. 27Crossroads Bridal magazine were wear-ing fashions from Maison Chic Bridal inCuero. On Page 10, Paige Terrell modeleda gown from Maison Chic and on Page 13,model Karlie Stehle wore a gown fromMaison Chic. The name of the bridal salonwas wrong in each of these photo captions.

ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

Babies are sweet, cuddlyand lots of fun. We love ourbabies — whether they arehuman or fur babies. We loveto photograph them, too.

For the Advocate’s newestreader contributed photocontest we want to see yourphotos of your babies. Itdoesn’t matter how old yourbaby is, infant or grown, wewant to see photos of them.

Submit your photos to tovictoriaadvocate.com/ad-dphoto by 5 p.m. Jan. 29 fora chance to win a gift certif-icate to Charlene’s Gifts indowntown Victoria. Be sureto tell us about your baby.

PHOTO CONTEST

We love our babies,human and furry

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ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

If a crop or livestock pro-ducer experienced a lossof quality because of nat-ural disasters in 2018 or2019, they might be eligiblefor federal financial assis-tance.

The United States De-partment of AgricultureFarm Service Agency willbegin accepting applica-

tions for the Quality LossAdjustment ProgramWednesday through March5. The program will provideassistance to producerswho suffered eligible cropquality losses due to natu-ral disasters, according toa USDA news release.

Qualifying disastersinclude a hurricane, ex-cessive moisture, flood,drought of a level D3 or

higher, tornado, typhoon,volcanic activity, snow-storm, wildfire or relatedcondition that occurred be-tween Jan. 1 2018 and Dec.31, 2019.

Eligible crops must havehad at least a 5% qualityloss reflected through aquality discount or a nutri-ent loss for forage crops.These include crops grownfor food, planted and grown

for livestock consumption,grown in a controlled envi-ronment or crops for fuel,according to the news re-lease.

More information and ap-plications can be found byvisiting www.farmers.gov/quality-loss, calling 877-508-8364 for one-on-one supportwith applications or callingthe Victoria County USDAFarm Service Agency office

at 361-576-1129.For each crop year, the

maximum a person or le-gal entity may receive is$125,000 per year. A per-son or legal entity whoseadjusted gross income inmore than $900,000 maynot receive assistance un-less 75% or more of theirincome is from agriculture,according to the news re-lease.

AGRICULTURE

Federal ag assistance available for 2018-19 natural disasters

The Desk and Derrick Clubof Victoria held their an-nual industry appreciationbanquet virtually to honorthis year’s scholarship re-cipients, according to a clubnews release. Tonya Perez,education coordinator withAssociated Builders andContractors, and ShannonLewis, marketing major atthe University of Houston,were guest speakers. Re-cipients were recognizedwith a certificate and schol-arship for pursuing highereducation from their recentaccomplishments. Recipi-ents included Caroline Birn-baum Greer, Faith Kucera,Alex Bonorden, ClaytonMaraggia, Jordan Pyatt,Keene Bennetsen, EthanHulke, Carley Haas and SamDronet.

Desk andDerrickClub honorsscholarshiprecipients

CLUB NEWS

ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

The Nave Museum’s newest exhibit is “Vi-sual Expressions: Seeing Things Beyond theEyes and Into the Heart,” featuring works ofart by Alvin artist J. Howard.

About 60 images will be on display using herhandmade organic soft pastels and soft pastelpencils. All of the work will be available forpurchase.

The exhibit opens to the public on Jan. 16,and runs through March 7, according to anews release from the museum.

Born in Houston, Howard works to combinea love for helping others with a love for ar-tistic expression, according to a news releasefrom the museum.

Classically trained in oils at a very youngage, she remained focused on drawing and2D animation, eventually going to work forthe studios. It was there that she developed amore intense love for tricking the eye of whatit sees with hand-drawn images in hyperre-alism.

Howard utilizes the intricate detailing of hy-perrealism to present images through organ-ic soft pastel drawings on canvas, according

to the news release.She has received many awards for her work.

These include 2016 Hunting Art Prize Final-

ist and Purchase Award winner; 2017 Nation-al Emerging Artist selection; 2018 and 2019American Art Awards winner; 2018 CowboyTrue Best of Show (Drawing); 2018 Interna-tional Illustration Award winner; 2019 Bestof the Best; 2020 Inspirational ContemporaryArtist; and 2021 Texas State 2D Nominee.

Currently featured in Art Reveal Magazineand Art Quench Magazine, her work is exhib-ited across the country and in various arenas.Visit organicpastels.com to learn more.

The Nave is open from noon to 5 p.m. Thurs-day and Friday, noon to 4 p.m. Saturday andSunday. The Nave is closed Mondays throughWednesdays. Admission to the Nave is alwaysfree, and donations are accepted at the door.Memberships are always available. Call 361-575-8228 to join.

The Nave Museum will enforce social dis-tancing. Door handles and surfaces will becleaned frequently. Hand sanitizer will alsobe available to keep visitors safe. Face cover-ings are required.

Visit the website at navemuseum.com, orfollow the museum on Facebook to learnmore.

ARTS

Nave Museum to feature new exhibit by J. Howard

CONTRIBUTED PHOTOArtwork by J. Howard in the new Nave Museumexhibit.

The total number ofCOVID-19 cases reported inin Refugio County was 362 asof Monday. The number wascorrect in a chart that ran onA2 Tuesday, but incorrect ina story that ran on A2.

CORRECTION

FROM A NEWS RELEASE

Victoria residents called forjury duty for Victoria CountyDistrict Court scheduled for8:30 a.m. Monday need notappear.

The jury has been canceled,according to a news releasefrom Victoria County DistrictClerk Kim Plummer’s office.For more information, callher office at 361-575-0581.

GOVERNMENTCounty District Court jury duty canceled

ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

Seventy-one new casesof COVID-19 were report-ed in Victoria County onTuesday, according to theVictoria County PublicHealth Department.

The state health depart-ment also reported twomore residents have diedfrom COVID-19 complica-tions, bringing the state’stotal COVID-19 deathcount for the county to 124.

The state reports deathsby tracking causes ofdeaths on death certifi-cates. The county healthdepartment uses a dif-ferent method of tallyingCOVID-19 deaths and hasrecorded 108.

Forty-eight county resi-dents with COVID-19 werehospitalized as of Tuesday,and 438 were isolating athome, according to thecounty health department.

In the Victoria Trau-ma Service Area, 111COVID-19 patients wereutilizing 19.17% of 579 totalstaffed hospital beds as ofTuesday afternoon, ac-cording to the state healthdepartment. Nine ICUbeds were available.

Of the county’s 6,144cases, 486 were active. Anestimated 5,550 residentshave recovered from thedisease, including six newrecoveries.

Lavaca CountyTwo more Lavaca County

residents have died fromCOVID-19 complications,bringing the total num-ber of fatalities reportedamong residents to 55 as ofTuesday, according to thestate health department,which tracks COVID-19deaths using death certifi-cates. The county’s region-al health authority uses adifferent method for tally-ing COVID-19 deaths andhas reported 13.

Thirty-three new cases ofthe virus and an estimated20 new recoveries were re-ported on Tuesday, accord-ing to the state.

Of the county’s 1,764cases, 43 remained activewhile an estimated 1,666residents had recoveredfrom the virus.

Wharton County

One more COVID-19death was reported inWharton County on Tues-day, according to data fromthe Texas Department ofHealth and Human Ser-vices.

A total of 75 residentshave died from the dis-ease, according to thestate health department,which tracks COVID-19deaths using death certifi-cates. The county’s region-al health authority uses adifferent method for tally-ing COVID-19 deaths andhas reported 67.

From Friday to Tuesday,141 new cases of COVID-19were confirmed in thecounty, according to anews release from countyofficials.

Of the county’s 2,571 cas-es, 236 remained active,and an estimated 2,268 res-idents had recovered fromthe virus, according to thecounty.

Calhoun CountyForty-three new cases of

COVID-19 and an estimated28 recoveries from the viruswere reported among res-idents on Tuesday, accord-ing Public Health Region 8of the state health depart-ment.

Of the county’s 1,248 cas-es, 34 were active as ofTuesday. An estimated 1,204residents had recoveredfrom the virus, and 10 havedied, according to the statehealth department.

The county’s regionalhealth authority, PublicHealth Region 8, uses a dif-ferent method for tallyingCOVID-19 deaths and hasreported 8 fatalities.

DeWitt CountyCounty officials did not

issue a COVID-19 reportTuesday, but 22 new caseswere confirmed in the re-gion, according to PublicHealth Region 8 of the statehealth department.

Of the county’s 1,366 cas-es, 73 were active, and anestimated 1,236 residentshad recovered from the vi-rus, according to the region-al department.

The state health depart-menthasreported48deaths

from COVID-19 complica-tions since the pandemicstarted. The county’s re-gional health authority, Pub-lic Health Region 8, uses adifferent method for tallyingCOVID-19 deaths and hasreported 57 deaths.

Jackson CountyThirty-six new cases of

COVID-19, and an estimat-ed 25 new recoveries fromthe disease were reportedin Jackson County Tuesday,according to Public HealthRegion 8 of the state healthdepartment.

Of the county’s 1,141 cas-es, an estimated 1,063 recov-eries have been reported bythe regional department.Twenty residents have diedfrom the disease, accordingto the state health depart-ment.

Matagorda CountyTen new cases of

COVID-19 and an estimated79 new recoveries from thevirus were reported amongresidents Tuesday, accord-ing to the state health de-partment.

Of the county’s 1,992 totalcases, an estimated 1,800patients have recoveredand 64 residents have died,according to the state.

Refugio CountyFour new cases of

COVID-19 and an estimat-ed two new recoveries fromthe virus were reportedin Refugio County Tues-day, according to the statehealth department.

Of the county’s 466COVID-19 cases, 53 wereactive. An estimated 396 pa-tients had recovered, and 17had died from the disease.

Goliad County did not re-port any new cases Tues-day.

361 new cases, 5 more deaths reported in region

Calhoun.......1,246 .. 1,204 ....... 10DeWitt.........1,366 .. 1,236 ....... 48Goliad..........282 .......275.......... 8Jackson ......1,141 .. 1,063 ....... 20Lavaca ........1,764 .. 1,666 ....... 55Matagorda ..1,992 .. 1,800 ....... 64Refugio .......466 .......396......... 17Victoria......6,144..... 5,550 ...... 124Wharton ......2,571 .. 2,268 ....... 75

Total 16,972 15,458 421

CASES BY COUNTYCounty Total Rcov. Deaths

ADVOCATE STAFF REPORT

Victoria police arrestedan Arlington man Mondayon two out of county war-rants, jail records show.

Deputies arrested Av-ery-Jordan Carter, 23, ofArlington, about 12:45 p.m.He had two warrants fromOchiltree and Tarrantcounties charging himwith violation of probationin an assault causing bodi-ly injury case and deadly

conduct involving the dis-charge of a firearm, re-spectively.

He was previouslycharged and convicted ofunlawful carrying a fire-arm without a license,interference with anemergency request for as-sistance and assault caus-ing bodily injury in Tar-rant and Ochiltree countycourts, according to courtrecords.

POLICE REPORTS

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Arlington man charged in 2 out-of-county cases