Texas Covid News. Follow new cases found each day and the number of cases and deaths in Texas. As the school year is in full swing and the battles over mask and vaccine mandates continue Texas is reporting some of the worst COVID-19 numbers of the entire pandemic.
In Texas there were 17277 newly reported COVID-19 cases and 174 newly reported COVID-19 deaths on Aug 20 2021. From cities to rural towns stay informed on where COVID-19 is spreading to understand how it could affect families commerce and travel. The flood of infections is forcing some seriously ill patients to wait hours for a place in the ICU a Texas physician recently told CBS News.
On Wednesday the Texas Department of State Health Services reported 24115 new.
More than 14200 Texans are currently hospitalized with COVID-19 across the state exceeding a January high seen during the last peak of the pandemic before vaccines were widely available according to The Associated Press. Abbott tested positive for the disease earlier this. The Austin area is in the midst of a dire Covid-19 crisis after setting local records this week for the most patients in intensive care and on ventilators. Only seven ICU beds remain in a region.