Coronavirus in Texas: State sees highest single-day death toll from COVID-19 [View all]
Source: Texas Tribune
Texas recorded 50 deaths from the new coronavirus Thursday, the highest one-day total since the pandemic began. The state also reported 1,033 new cases Thursday — the third-highest increase since the state began reporting coronavirus case counts. The highest daily total was 1,441 new cases April 10.
The number of known cases has reached 28,087, and two new counties reported their first cases Thursday; over 80% of the state’s 254 counties have reported at least one case. Harris County has reported the most cases, 6,161, followed by Dallas County, which has reported 3,352 cases. See maps of the latest case numbers for each county and case rates per 1,000 residents.
Statewide, the virus has caused 782 deaths. Harris County reported six additional deaths Thursday, bringing its total to 109, more than any other county.
As of Thursday, 1,686 patients are known to be hospitalized in Texas, a decrease of 16 patients from Wednesday. At least 330,300 tests have been conducted.
Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2020/04/30/coronavirus-updates-texas/
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