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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott Says Hospital Capacity Is 'Abundant' as Covid-19 Cases Jump 2.9%
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1:52Now PlayingAn increasing number of people in Texas and Florida are being admitted to the hospital because of Covid-19, adding to concern that some of the most populous U.S. states are facing a new wave of illness after lifting lockdown orders.
Coastal states hit by the pandemic early are emerging from months of quarantine having largely flattened the curve of infection, but others whose governors resisted stringent measures are confronting daunting numbers. New cases are ticking up in more than 20 states, according to Johns Hopkins University data.
On Tuesday, Texas posted an 8.3% rise in hospitalizations to a record 2,518, the biggest daily increase since June 4, according to the state health department. The rolling seven-day average climbed to a record 2,243.
In Florida, cumulative hospitalizations rose by 191 to 12,206. On the seven-day basis, they reached 1,021, the highest since May 25.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott scheduled a media briefing to discuss hospital capacity at 1 p.m. central time. In the Houston area, there were 795 patients hospitalized and 247 intensive-care units beds available.
Florida reported 80,109 Covid-19 cases Tuesday, up 3.6% from a day earlier, compared with an average increase of 2.5% in the previous seven days. Deaths among Florida residents reached 2,993, an increase of 1.9%.
Seen on a rolling seven-day basis, Florida’s new cases reached 14,109, the highest ever. For most of May, the state had been reporting about 5,000 cases a week, but the numbers have been elevated since early June. New cases have now exceeded 1,000 a day in 13 of the last 14 days.
Governor Ron DeSantis has attributed the increase to isolated outbreaks in agricultural communities and increased testing, although the latter explanation is contradicted by the rising positivity rate among test batches.
In Miami-Dade, the state’s most populous county, local leaders including county Mayor Carlos Gimenez and City of Miami Mayor Francis Suarez said Monday that they have no plans to revert to lockdowns. But they said a rise in hospitalizations would be cause to revisit that decision.
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