BREAKING: Texas set a single day high in new deaths from COVID-19. Texas is reporting 2,715 people have died from the virus - up 60 from yesterday.
- Also record 10K positive tests in one day
- And almost 9,300 lab confirmed hospitalizations
- Also record 10K positive tests in one day
- And almost 9,300 lab confirmed hospitalizations
This adds to an already bad week, where Texas now has 291 deaths, an average of 42 per day. A week ago, we were averaging 29 per day.
New TEXAS COVID-19 data
2,221,287 people tested (up 57,558 from yesterday)
210,585 positive cases (up 10,028 from yesterday)
2,715 deaths (up 60 people from yesterday)
9,286 hospitalizations (up 588 from yesterday)
2,221,287 people tested (up 57,558 from yesterday)
210,585 positive cases (up 10,028 from yesterday)
2,715 deaths (up 60 people from yesterday)
9,286 hospitalizations (up 588 from yesterday)
The 9,286 hospitalizations are up more than double from two weeks ago and up 42% from last Tuesday.
Texas is still reporting almost 13,000 available beds for COVID patients and 1,148 available ICU beds and 5,282 ventilators. That ICU number is down 172 from last Wednesday and the ventilators are down by more than 300 since then.
The 7-day averages in Texas
50,286 tests per day
7,228 positive cases per day
42 deaths per day
7,999 hospitalizations per day
Previous 7 days
38,856 tests per day
5,659 positive cases per day
29 deaths per day
5,385 hospitalizations per day
50,286 tests per day
7,228 positive cases per day
42 deaths per day
7,999 hospitalizations per day
Previous 7 days
38,856 tests per day
5,659 positive cases per day
29 deaths per day
5,385 hospitalizations per day
In summary, deaths are climbing over the last week and the state set a new record for hospitalizations and for positive cases in one day. More here: houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-t…
