As the pandemic deepens in Texas, @AP spent a day at a Houston hospital inundated by coronavirus patients. apne.ws/xPbNybH
Texas is seeing a surge in the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus since it began aggressively loosening restrictions on gatherings in May. It surpassed 10,000 new confirmed cases in a single day Tuesday. apne.ws/FbyUseD 
@AP "We’re going to get into situations like Italy did, like Spain did, like New York did just a couple of months ago,” said Dr. Joseph Varon, board chairman at United Memorial Medical Center, a small north Houston hospital. apne.ws/efk5ri9
Texas has recorded more than 2,670 deaths and more than 200,000 confirmed cases of the virus. While rising case numbers partly reflect more testing, Texas has a positive test rate of 13.5%, more than double the rate from a month ago. apne.ws/pRzWDXQ
@AP Nearly 80% of the state's hospital beds are in use, and intensive care units are filling up in some of its biggest cities. apne.ws/RTgp2SM
United Memorial, already near capacity, could soon be filled, Dr. Joseph Varon says, as he and other hospital workers brace to see what 4th of July celebrations might bring. apne.ws/f8lw2FE
