STATE COVID-19 NUMBERS CONTINUE TO DROP

  

Hospitalizations in Texas due to the coronavirus dropped Sunday to their lowest level since mid-November.

The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 7,146 hospitalizations. That is the lowest it has been since November 12th. Hospitalizations have been steadily dropping since mid-January.

The department reported there were an additional 130 COVID-19 deaths and more than 4,259 new cases.

Texas has had more than 2.5 million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began, and more than 42,000 deaths due to COVID-19, the third highest death count in the United States.