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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – New Texas COVID-19 cases took a solid drop in their total on Friday, according to the number of state cases.
The Texas State Department of Health Services reported 3,521 new cases on Friday, 852 fewer than the day before. The addition of 53 previously unreported cases brought the total state pandemic to 2,739,385.
The state also reported the lowest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since Oct. 10 to 3,752 since Thursday, the most recent total available. The estimate of active cases decreased by 1,099 to 107,597.
Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say the 158 new COVID-19 deaths reported on Friday raised the pandemic’s death toll to 47,193. The researchers also said that the daily average of new cases has decreased by almost 3,003 cases in the last two weeks, decreasing by about 41%.
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