Texas Adds 18,109 New Coronavirus Cases, 332 Deaths Saturday
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas health officials reported 18,109 new coronavirus cases on Saturday and 332 more deaths.
Of the 18,109 cases on Saturday, 3,140 are considered probable.
There have been more than 2 million virus cases and 36,320 deaths as a result of COVID-19 since the pandemic began, according to the Texas health department.
During the past two weeks, the seven-day rolling average of COVID deaths in Texas has increased from 305.71 per day to 325.86, according to data from Johns Hopkins University and Texas ranked eighth in the nation in the number of new cases per capita with 882.41 cases per 100,000 population.
The rolling average of new cases in the state has declined from 22,520.29 per day to 16,962.71, according to the Johns Hopkins data.
Hospitalizations in the state has fallen slightly with 11,473 patients reported Saturday, after reaching a high of 14,218 on Jan. 11.
The state has received nearly 2.9 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine and more than 2.2 million have received an inoculation, including 413,844 who have received both doses of the two dose protocol, according to the Covid Tracking Project.
In Tarrant County, 1,862 cases and 16 deaths were reported on Saturday. The county's totals are now at 216,910 cases and 2,176 deaths.
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