Hospitalizations in Texas are up 67% statewide since Memorial Day.
Tuesday that there are now at least 2,518 people hospitalized across the state due to Covid-19, the highest number recorded since the pandemic began, with hospitalizations up a remarkable 67% statewide since Memorial Day.Universal Images Group via Getty ImagesThe 2,518 coronavirus patients in Texas hospitals as of Tuesday morning represent an increase from the 2,326This is now the fifth consecutive day that the state has reported a rising number of hospitalized coronavirus patients.
Gov. Abbott is scheduled to address the recent surge in coronavirus infections during a news conference at 1 p.m. Tuesday.Texas is currently in Phase 3 of its reopening, and restaurants were allowed to reopen at 75% capacity this past the weekend. Abbott had said previously that rising hospitalizations and positive tests could impact the state’s reopening plans. Yet, at a, President Trump commended Gov. Abbott and Texas’ approach to controlling the pandemic.
Trump. “And that’s where their numbers went out, and the numbers changed a little bit because of the prison population. But he’s got it in great shape, Texas.”James Scott, a professor of statistics and data science at the University of Texas at Austin, explained toin April that it can take several weeks for someone who has been infected to need to be hospitalized.
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