Health Officials In Texas Warn Of Full ICUs As COVID-19 Surge Worsens Across The State

CBS Dallas/Fort Worth

August 19, 2021

The latest surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations is having a deepening effect in Texas, as many hospitals are now stretched to capacity with sick patients.

And amid both the crises at health care facilities as well as court battles raging over the legality of safety measures in schools, recent news of Gov. Greg Abbott’s positive test for COVID-19 has punctuated messaging from health officials that Texans need to remain vigilant during the pandemic.

The state’s Department of State Health Services said Texas is in “one of its worst fights” it has faced with COVID-19, and mortuary trailers were requested this month as a preparatory maneuver.

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