The number of new COVID-19 cases in Texas rose to 24,333 last week, up more than 2,500 from the previous week, according to the Johns Hopkins Corona-virus Resource Center.
The number of deaths decreased to 512, down nearly 20% from the previous week. So far, nearly 50,000 Texans have died from COVID-19.
The number of lab-confirmed COVID-19 patients hospitalized stayed steady at 2,804, according to D…