Current Coronavirus Case Counts In Texas For Friday, March 20
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State and federal officials are working to keep residents informed as they continue working to protect Americans from Coronavirus.
According to the Center for Disease Control, coronaviruses are common throughout the world and can infect people and animals.
The World Health Organization has now qualified the coronavirus as an international pandemic. And says the large family of viruses can cause illness ranging from the common cold to more severe conditions.
A novel coronavirus is a new strain and has not been previously identified in humans.
Like the flu, people with severe chronic medical conditions and who are over the age of sixty are at a higher risk of getting sick and developing more severe conditions.
Federal and state officials are working continuously to ensure outbreaks do not occur in U.S. communities.
The following updates are only intended to keep Texas communities informed.
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NOT ONLY FOR YOUR PROTECTION BUT FOR THE
SAFETY OF OTHER, PLEASE FOLLOW THESE GUIDELINES
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- Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
- Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
- Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
- Stay home when you are sick.
- Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then wash your hands.
- Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.
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HAYS COUNTY WITH CORONAVIRUS COUNTS
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• Austin = 1
• Buda area = 1
• Dripping Springs area = 1
• Kyle area = 2
• San Marcos = 1
• Wimberley area = 0
*See totals by county below
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TRACKING CORONAVIRUS
CASES IN TEXAS
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*Updated on Tuesday, March 20, 2020, at 11:43 PM
SPECIAL NOTE: According to DSHS the numbers reported by Texas HHS may differ from what’s being reported at the local level for two reasons;
- Local jurisdictions receive the initial laboratory results and may report them publicly before reporting those cases to DSHS or
- Some jurisdictions may report cases diagnosed or treated in their area, even if the person lives in another county.
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TOTAL PEOPLE TESTED IN TEXAS
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| Total | 5,277 |
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| Public Labs | 1,168 |
| Private Labs | 4,109* |
*Source: Texas Health and Human Services, *The Above numbers do not include the total tested by all private labs.
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TEXAS COVID-19 CASES1
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| Total Statewide Cases | 194 |
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| Deaths | 5 |
*Source: Texas Helth and Human Services, *See totals by county below
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TEXAS COUNTY TOTALS FOR
CORONAVIRUS CASE COUNT
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| County of Residence2 | Number of Cases3 |
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| Bell | 2 |
| Bexar | 12 |
| Bowie | 1 |
| Brazoria | 3 |
| Brazos | 2 |
| Cameron | 1 |
| Collin | 12 |
| Crane |
1 |
| Dallas | 22 |
| Denton | 6 |
| DeWitt | 1 |
| El Paso | 3 |
| Ellis | 2 |
| Fannin | 1 |
| Fort Bend | 11 |
| Galveston | 4 |
| Gregg | 1 |
| Harris | 24 |
| Hays |
4 |
| Hockley | 1 |
| Johnson | 2 |
| Lavaca | 1 |
| Lubbock | 1 |
| Matagorda | 3 |
| McLennan | 7 |
| Medina | 1 |
| Montgomery | 4 |
| Rusk | 1 |
| Smith | 5 |
| Tarrant | 5 |
| Travis | 21 |
| Webb |
1 |
| Wichita | 1 |
| Williamson | 8 |
| Pending County Assignment | 19 |
1DSHS will update the state case count each day by 10 a.m. Central Time.
2Patient may be undergoing treatment in facilities in other counties.
3Does not include repatriation cases.
*Source: Texas Health and Human Services
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Smithsonian Magazine article, wrtten November 2017
The story tells about an “ominous outbreak that began in China and could, according to experts in Asia and the United States, evolve into a pandemic, [as first] spread from birds to humans in 2013. Since then, there have been five waves of the virus. The fifth wave began in October 2016. By September 2017, it had infected 764 people—far more than any of the four preceding waves. Health officials recently confirmed that there have been 1,589 total cases of H7N9, with 616 of them fatal. “Anytime you have a virus with a 40 percent mortality rate,” says Tim Uyeki, the chief medical officer for the influenza division at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “that’s very, very serious.”
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