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