Texas Tops 1,000 New Cases For Third Straight Day
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas hit a third straight day of more than 1,000 new coronavirus cases Saturday as the state charged into its first weekend of re-opening the economy.
Residents are allowed to go back to malls, restaurants, movie theaters and retail stores in limited numbers.
The 1,293 new cases is the second-highest single day mark and is the first time the state has recorded more than 1,000 three days in a row.
Governor Greg Abbott's office has said the number of daily confirmed cases is expected to increase as the state ramps up testing to nearly 30,000 tests per day.
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