On Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services posted an update on Twitter highlighting COVID-19 trends across the state.
On Wednesday, the Texas Department of State Health Services posted an update on Twitter highlighting recent COVID-19 trends across the state. The update points to new cases, deaths, and hospitalizations existing for COVID-19 over the past week.
Between June 15 and 22, the seven-day average of new instances shown in Texas was 5787, compared to 5229 instances between June 1 and 8. Between June 15 and 22, the average seven days of deaths in Texas to the date of death nine, up from 8 last week. Between June 15 and 22, the seven-day average of “current COVID-19 hospitalizations” was 1,782, up from 1,520 last week.
The COVID positivity rate exceeds 23%. And COVID cases, deaths, and hospitalizations continue to rise. If you feel sick, get tested and stay home. Get vaccinated absolutely and prepare for serious illness as much as possible.
The TxDSHS post includes a link to the Texas Health and Human Services COVID-19 dashboard, which highlights coronavirus trends in the state’s counties. As of Thursday morning, the board’s “today” directory numbers showed 5. 5 quarter1 new cases shown, 1,866 probable cases and 15 new deaths reported, the page notes that knowledge of the site was last updated Wednesday morning and would be updated daily at four p. m. (CT).
Overall, Harris County recorded the highest number of cases shown in Texas (1,027,869), followed by Dallas County (502,533), Bexar County (491,596), Tarrant County (468,426) and Travis County (218,028), according to the Texas HHS Dashboard. Jefferson County has recorded 48,780 confirmed cases, 3,556 probable cases and 848 deaths.
The TxDSHS message states that other people get tested and stay home if they feel sick.
“Become fully vaccinated and prepare for serious illness in the most productive way possible,” the message continues.
In the United States, more than 221. 9 million people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 according to the CDC’s COVID Data Tracker, and 47,941,117 doses have been administered in Texas. In Jefferson County, 53. 87 percent of the population over the age of five has been fully vaccinated, that percentage is expanding for others 65 and older (78. 25 percent), according to the dataset.