The Texas Department of State Health Services
reported on June 9 that 2,056 people with COVID-19 are being treated in Texas
hospitals.
Author: Eline de Bruijn Published: 2:43
PM CDT June 9, 2020 Updated: 4:42 PM
CDT June 9, 2020
Texas has set a record high for the second
straight day for patients who are hospitalized for the novel coronavirus,
according to data released Tuesday.
There are 2,056 coronavirus hospitalizations,
up from 1,935 reported Monday.
It's the same day that Dallas County tied for
the highest number of positive COVID-19 cases with 298. Dallas County Judge
Clay Jenkins says testing has continued to ramp up this week.
Seven deaths were reported in the county
Tuesday, ranging from a Mesquite woman in her 30s to a Seagoville woman in her
80s.
Hospitalizations in Tarrant and Dallas
counties remain mostly flat, but the hospitalization rate is trending upward
statewide.
Jenkins said it means "we have yet to see
that 14-day decline or really any decline that the doctors want to see before
loosening restrictions."
Before this week, the previous statewide
record was on May 5 when 1,888 people were in hospitals.
The seven-day rolling average has gone up 13
days in a row.
In North Texas, 660 people are hospitalized
Tuesday for COVID-19, compared to Monday's 612 hospitalizations.
The latest data released show statewide
positivity rate climbed to 7.55% Saturday and lowered slightly to 7.11% Sunday.
The rate accounts for the percentage of people who have been tested who have
been found to have COVID-19.
The highest positivity rate was April 13 with
13.86%.
There have been 1,286,139 tests statewide, as
of Monday.
Tarrant County also reported 64 new cases and
6 deaths Tuesday, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive
in the county to 6,433 and total deaths to 184 since tracking began in March.
Tarrant County also reported 178
hospitalizations, a one-person increase from Monday. Officials say 2,864 have
recovered since tracking began in March.
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