BREAKING: For the 3rd day in a row Texas set a new record for hospitalizations. Texas has now seen hospitalizations increase 42 percent since Memorial Day.
We now have 2,153 people in hospitals - that's an increase of 97 since yesterday and 642 since Memorial Day.
State is still reporting about 13,600 hospital beds available.
Gov. Abbott's office assured me we have enough beds to deal with this increase right now.
State is still reporting about 13,600 hospital beds available.
Gov. Abbott's office assured me we have enough beds to deal with this increase right now.
“Every Texan who needs access to a hospital bed will have access to a hospital bed," Abbott's communications director told me.
To be sure, Abbott himself warned that numbers would go up as we re-opened and yesterday he said they are watching the numbers carefully.
To be sure, Abbott himself warned that numbers would go up as we re-opened and yesterday he said they are watching the numbers carefully.
Over last 7-days we are now averaging 1,927 hospitalizations per day. During previous 7 days that was 1,737 per day. Before that? 1,601 per day. Clearly upward trend.
