It's the first state in the southern U.S. to reach that mark.
in Texas lately, as new cases and hospitalizations have trended downward, even while deaths remain high.
From Saturday, Aug. 8, to Saturday, Aug. 15, Texas reported over 1,700 new coronavirus deaths, and the 324 deaths the state reported last Wednesday was the highest single-day increase ofDeaths tend to lag behind increases in cases and then hospitalizations, and it’s possible deaths in the state have already peaked, since there’s also a lag between when a death happens and when the state reports it.Texas largely escaped the worst of the spring coronavirus surge in the U.S.
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