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Coronavirus Spikes, Hospitalizations Worry Texas Health Officials

Texas reported 9,048 new cases and 126 additional deaths amid a seven-day trend of growing hospitalization rates and diagnoses.

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AUSTIN, TX — Texas reported 9,048 new cases of the coronavirus on Wednesday with 126 new deaths, prompting concern among health officials about fatality spikes and rising hospitalizations.

The latest data were input by Texas Department of State Health Services officials. On Twitter, health officials expressed concern over a seven-day spike in new cases and hospitalizations, noting that capacity at medical facilities is now a growing concern.

According to the agency, Texas averaged in the last seven days:

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  • 6,223 new cases per day;
  • 5,740 current hospitalizations; and
  • 89 new fatalities reported per day.

Since the onset of respiratory illness, an estimated 926,400 positive cases have been diagnosed as illustrated in a Texas Department of State Health Services statistical dashboard that is updated daily. The data also show some 18,320 people in Texas have died after succumbing to the illness since the pandemic swept across the state in the early part of the year.

According to the dashboard, the counties with the greatest number of historical cases are:

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  • Harris County: 163,845 cases.
  • Dallas County: 98,473.
  • Tarrant County.
  • 62,453.
  • El Paso County: 56,355.
  • Bexar County: 54,050.
  • Hidalgo County: 36,147.
  • Travis County: 32,451.
  • Cameron County: 24,423.
  • Lubbock County: 20,788.
  • Collin County: 19,189.
  • Fort Bend County: 17,807.
  • Nueces County: 16,309.
  • Webb County: 15,539.
  • Denton County: 15,272.
  • Montgomery County: 13,534.
  • Galveston County: 12,857.
  • Brazoria County: 12,718.
  • McLennan County: 10,528.
  • Williamson County: 9,708.
  • Potter County: 8,766.
  • Jefferson County: 8,548.
  • Brazos County: 7,856.
  • Bell County: 6,706.
  • Hays County: 6,231.
  • Randall County: 6,212
  • Midland County: 5,843.
  • Ellis County: 5,146.
  • Smith County: 4,682.
  • Maverick County: 4,365.
  • Victoria County: 4,340.
  • Wichita County: 4,292.
  • Ector County: 4,213.
  • Walker County: 3,953.
  • Johnson County: 3,926.
  • Guadalupe County: 3,914.
  • Kaufman County: 3,699.
  • Starr County: 3,603.
  • Anderson County: 2,981,
  • Comal County: 2,906.
  • Grayson County: 2,862.
  • Hale County: 2,826.
  • Val Verde County: 2,701.
  • Tom Green County: 2,690.
  • Gregg County: 2,616.
  • Parker County: 2,598.
  • Taylor County: 2,392.
  • Angelina County: 2,326.
  • Liberty County: 2,323.
  • Orange County: 2,267.
  • Hunt County: 2,125.
  • Bowie County: 2,099.
  • Rockwall County: 2,059.
  • Bastrop County: 2,051.
  • Coryell County: 2,036.
  • Lamar County: 1,990.
  • Bee County:1,877.
  • Nacogdoches County: 1,837.
  • Jim Wells County: 1,757.
  • Caldwell County: 1,742.
  • Cherokee County: 1,666.
  • Titus County: 1,625.
  • Chambers County: 1,618.
  • San Patricio County: 1,592.
  • Navarro County: 1,484.
  • Hardin County: 1,477.
  • Wharton County: 1,455.
  • Moore County: 1,380.
  • Henderson County: 1,358,
  • Medina County: 1,293.
  • Atascosa County: 1,292.
  • Willacy County: 1,265.
  • Hood County: 1,260.
  • Howard County: 1,231.
  • Grimes County: 1,216.
  • Scurry County: 1,194.
  • Lavaca County: 1,190.
  • Gonzales County: 1,136.
  • Matagorda County: 1,130.
  • Harrison County: 1,127.
  • Burnet County: 1,117.
  • DeWitt County: 1,103.
  • Deaf Smith County: 1,096.
  • Erath County: 1,094.
  • Rusk County: 1,057.
  • Kleberg County: 1,042.
  • Frio County: 1,024.
  • Waller County: 1,019.
  • Wilson County: 1,006.
  • Wise County: 1,004.

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