Texas Coronavirus Hospitalizations Soaring As Daily Cases More Than Double in a Day
Novel coronavirus cases in Texas have climbed to over 78,100, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University. Hospitalizations in the state increased for the third consecutive day, with a record 2,056 COVID-19 patients hospitalized on Tuesday, according to the latest report from the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS).
The latest number of hospitalizations follows the previous record, which was reached just a day earlier on Monday. Four of the top five highest number of hospitalizations since the outbreak began were recorded in the past five days, according to data reported by the Texas DSHS.
The state's daily case count more than doubled on Tuesday, reporting 1,637 new cases on June 9, rising from 638 recorded on June 8, the Texas DSHS reports.
On several dates in May and June, daily cases in Texas have nearly doubled from the figure reported on May 1, when the state reopened, which saw 965 new cases that day. Around 1,900 new cases were reported on both May 28 and June 6, while around 2,000 new infections were reported on May 31 and June 5, according to the Texas DSHS.
The state's seven day positive test rate has been on a mostly increasing trend since May 26, the day after Memorial Day. On June 6 and 7, the rate was 7.55 percent and 7.11 percent, respectively, nearly doubling from May 26 when the rate was at 4.27 percent, according to figures posted on the Texas DSHS.
