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AUSTIN, Texas – The number of coronavirus cases and deaths from the disease caused by the virus is rising in Texas, according to data from Johns Hopkins University on Saturday.
The seven-day average of new cases in the state over the past two weeks has increased from 5,040.8 per day to 7,022.7 and the average number of daily deaths increased from 127 to 222. The variable average positivity also increases over the same period of time, from 5.8% on February 19 to 12.5% on March 5.
The state health department on Saturday reported 4,713 confirmed or probable cases and 233 additional deaths due to COVID-19 for a total of 44,367 deaths since the pandemic began.
There have been more than 2.3 million confirmed cases of viruses in Texas since the pandemic began a year ago.
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