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DSHS corrected this error, reducing the official death toll on July 27 from 675 to 451, on July 28 from 164 to 161, and on July 29 from 313 to 302. [297] [72] The correctly reported 451 deaths on July 27 was nonetheless the largest single day COVID-19 death toll in Texas to date.
The Texas National Guard was deployed to aid in COVID-19 testing and prevention efforts. In March 2020, The Texas Tribune described the state's pandemic response as a "patchwork system" characterized by its decentralized nature and reliance on locally enacted policies. [12] The following month, WalletHub ranked the Texas as one of the 10 least ...
The CDC publishes official numbers of COVID-19 cases in the United States. The CDC estimates that, between February 2020 and September 2021, only 1 in 1.3 COVID-19 deaths were attributed to COVID-19. [2] The true COVID-19 death toll in the United States would therefore be higher than official reports, as modeled by a paper published in The ...
Updated COVID-19 shots are becoming increasingly available in Texas after weeks of hiccups and distribution glitches since the vaccine was approved for people 6 months and older last month ...
A Texas district is staying open through an intense COVID-19 outbreak across its schools, and a number of colleges updated their vaccination policies to mandate the shot following Pfizer's full ...
COVID-19 hospitalizations nationwide are now sitting at 30,000, about 7,000 fewer than a week ago. California has the most COVID-19 hospitalizations at 3,200, almost 1,000 fewer than last week ...
Although Texas had a higher concentration of cases, it had fewer deaths. As of late May 2021, there were 50,198 COVID-19 related deaths reported in that state. The death rate in Texas was 175 for every 100,000 people, while national COVID-19 death rate was 179 per 100,000. [6]
But what makes COVID unique is that there’s asymptomatic spread about one to two days prior to showing symptoms, Murthy said. While there’s asymptomatic spread in flu and the common cold, it ...