Texas reports 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, with another 46 deaths

DALLAS – Texas has reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 months and another 46 deaths from the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 has increased since Sunday to 13,858 months. Coronavirus hospitalizations remain close to record, and intensive care units in several regions are at or near capacity, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The department reported another 10,110 confirmed cases of the virus on Monday, as well as 695 probable cases.

In the last week, more than 17% of coronavirus tests returned positive in Texas, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The state has registered over 2 million cases of virus and over 32,000 deaths.

It is believed that the actual number of cases is much higher, because many people have not been tested, and some who get sick have no symptoms.

More than 1 million Texans have received a dose of coronavirus vaccine and more than 166,000 are fully vaccinated, according to health officials.

For most people, coronavirus causes mild to moderate symptoms that clear up in a few weeks. But for others, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause serious illness and can be fatal.