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Texas Gains 26,543 More Coronavirus Cases, 250 New Deaths
The state hit a new record of 13,308 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, representing a 347-patient jump from Monday.
AUSTIN, TX — Texas reported 26,543 new cases of the coronavirus — excluding 1,420 more reported by labs across the state retroactively and 3,637 more probable cases — and 250 more deaths from the respiratory illness.
The data are found in a statistical dashboard maintained by the Texas Department of State Health Services. Since the start of the pandemic, Texas has now reported 1,843,153 total cases and 28,219 fatalities as shown on the dashboard.
Texas hit a new record of 13,308 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, representing a 347-patient jump from Monday. All told, there are 216,585 probable cases as of Tuesday — an increase of 3,637 from the previous day.
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So far, the dashboard shows, 1,333,450 vaccine doses have been shipped across the state — of which only 439,502 doses, or 32.96 percent, have been administered to residents.
Of the state's 254 counties, the top 15 with the greatest number of confirmed cases since the start of the pandemic are:
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- Harris County: 247,458.
- Dallas County: 179,594.
- Tarrant County: 139,752.
- Bexar County: 101,842.
- El Paso County: 100,421.
- Travis County: 52,708.
- Collin County: 47,080.
- Lubbock County: 42,951.
- Hidalgo County: 35,906.
- Denton County: 32,974.
- Fort Bend County: 32,579.
- Cameron County: 30,292.
- Webb County: 26,989.
- Montgomery County: 24,610.
- Williamson County: 21,888.
The top 25 counties with the highest number of cumulative fatalities are:
- Harris County: 3,453.
- Dallas County: 2,087.
- Hidalgo County: 1,956.
- Bexar County: 1,758.
- El Paso County: 1,714.
- Tarrant County: 1,482.
- Cameron County: 1,088.
- Lubbock County: 583.
- Travis County: 552.
- Nueces County: 483.
- Webb County: 453.
- Fort Bend County: 398.
- Collin County: 382.
- Denton County: 358.
- McLennan County: 291.
- Smith County: 272.
- Potter County: 271.
- Montgomery County: 267.
- Brazoria County: 245.
- Ector County: 230.
- Jefferson County: 225.
- Wichita County: 225.
- Galveston County: 222.
- Williamson County: 215.
- Taylor County: 206.
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