Nation COVID shuts down Texas oil town 100 miles from nearest ICU beds August 24, 2021August 27, 2021 Scott Gleeson, USA TODAY Comments Off on COVID shuts down Texas oil town 100 miles from nearest ICU beds Iraan, a small oilfield town in west Texas, has seen nearly half of the town's 1,200 people affected by COVID-19, and the school has shut down.