Texas reported 5000 new COVID19 cases. This is a single day-high for new coronavirus cases as of Tuesday and reached a new all-time high of hospitalized COVID-19 patients for tweve straight days.
This includes 1000 new Dallas cases and almost a dozen new deaths.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 5,489 new COVID-19 cases Tuesday and 4,092 patients hospitalized with COVID-19. Tuesday’s hospitalizations were a jump of 381 patients from the previous record of 3,711 hospitalized Monday.
Gov. Greg Abbott had previewed the new single-day high during television interviews Tuesday afternoon before DSHS released specific figures.
The previous single-day high was 4,430 cases on Saturday. Since last Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services has reported over 3,000 new cases each day, with 3,866 on Sunday and 3,280 on Monday. At least 2,192 deaths have been reported through Monday.
Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, said that the next couple of weeks would be critical to address recent surges in states like Texas.
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Gov. Abbott continues to plan for business as usual.
A recent draft plan leaked shows the Texas Education Agency plans to re-open schools in the fall despite numbers continuing to rise.
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