The number of new COVID-19 cases in the past week in the state was largely unchanged from the previous week, with 22,976 reported by the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University. A total of 591 deaths were reported, down 30% from the previous week.
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas stood at 2,663 as of Sunday, according to theT exas Department of State Health Services. That is down just slightly from the previous week.
The number of Texans who are fully vaccinated totals 15.78 million, which is 54.1% of the state’s population, according to DSHS. In addition, 2.42 million people in the state have received an additional dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.