Texas breaks the previous record of new daily cases of COVID-19 before Christmas Eve

SAINT ANTHONY – Texas has broken the previous record of nine daily COVID-19 cases before Christmas, as health officials demand that people stay home and avoid traveling on vacation.

The state reported 19,185 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, as well as 294 new coronavirus-related deaths. The previous record for new daily infections was set on December 17 with 16,900 cases.

More than 10,500 COVID-19 patients in Texas remain in hospitals.

The Texas outbreak comes when San Antonio records an alarming number of new virus cases this week, with 1,717 new cases reported Tuesday and 1,629 new cases reported Wednesday.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said Wednesday that the number of cases in the city is 106,793.

Eight new virus-related deaths were reported in San Antonio on Wednesday.

Nirenberg and health officials across the state have urged residents to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 this holiday season, as the pandemic that has already caused more than 320,000 lives in the United States is not known. ‘has slowed down.

“With the increase in COVID-19 cases in our community at an alarming rate, it is crucial to maintain discipline to beat the virus,” Nirenberg said Tuesday when an emergency alert was issued to locals. “By avoiding behaviors and situations that spread the coronavirus during the holiday season, we will slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate our return to normalcy. Protect yourself and your loved ones. Keep wearing masks, keep the distance and keep the COVID-19 “at bay.

This week, the number of daily hospitalizations in Texas exceeded 10,000 for the first time since an outbreak in July that brought in about 11,000 daily hospitalizations.

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University, nearly 26,000 people have died in Texas due to COVID-19, the second highest death toll in the country.

Gov. Greg Abbott, who received a vaccine against COVID-19 on live television Tuesday, has said he will not impose new blocking measures, even as cases increase.

Texas is in Phase 1A of its COVID-19 vaccine launch, which includes first inoculations for health care workers and residents and long-term care personnel. Jeans over the age of 65 and people with qualified health conditions appear in Phase 1B, which is expected to begin in at least a few weeks.

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