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EDITORIAL NOTE
The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a very fluid situation, and it will continue to be. As new information becomes available from the State of Texas and federal government agencies, we will publish those updates. Disclaimer: Some information included below is provisional and subject to change.
As more and more communities around the United States experience, a rising number of Coronavirus cases, state and federal officials are looking at ways to further prevent community spread, ensure public safety and combat the rising economic impact.
The guidelines for residents to minimize social gatherings and minimize contact with people outside of the household as well as the directive to avoid eating out at restaurants, drinking at bars or visiting other businesses or facilities not related to essential services.
On March 31, Governor Abbott signed the latest order (GA14) relating to statewide continuity of essential services and activities during the COVID-19 disaster.
The “Essential Services and Activities” order extends the state’s coronavirus measures until April 30 and extends school closures until May 4.
Additionally, Abbott’s latest Executive Order (EO) order states,
“This executive order does not prohibit people from accessing essential services or engaging in essential daily activities, such as going to the grocery store or gas station, providing or obtaining other essential services, visiting parks, hunting or fishing, or engaging in physical activity like jogging or bicycling, so long as the necessary precautions are maintained to reduce the transmission of COVID- 19 and to minimize in-person contact with people who are not in the same household.”
“This executive order shall supersede any conflicting order issued by local officials in response to the COVD-19 disaster, but only to the extent that such a local order restricts essential services allowed by this executive order or allows gatherings prohibited by this executive order. I hereby suspend Sections 418.1015(b) and 418.108 of the Texas Government Code, Chapter 81, Subchapter E of the Texas Health and Safety Code, and any other relevant statutes, to the extent necessary to ensure that local officials do not impose restrictions inconsistent with this executive order, provided that local officials may enforce this executive order as well as local restrictions that are consistent with this executive order.”
The “Essential Services and Activities” EO extends the state’s coronavirus measures until April 30 and extends school closures until May 4.
THE LATEST U.S. COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
*Updated on Thursday, April 16 at 1:30 PM
• CASES: 657,720
• RECOVERED: 53,322
• FATALITIES: 33,460
THE LATEST WORLDWIDE COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
*Updated on Thursday, April 16 at 1:30 PM
• CASES: 2,101,164
• RECOVERED: 532,830
• FATALITIES: 140,773
THE LATEST TEXAS COUNTY COVID-19 CASE COUNTS
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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.
According to DSHS, the numbers reported by Texas HHS may differ from what’s being reported at the local level for two reasons;
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- 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.
*Disclaimer: Some information included below is provisional and subject to change.
TEXAS COUNTY COVID-19 CASE TOTAL
*Updated on Thursday, April 16 at 12:00 PM
TOTAL TESTS
|
158,547 |
| PUBLIC LABS |
8,262 |
| PRIVATE LABS |
150,285 |
| TOTAL STATEWIDE CASES |
16,455 |
CURRENTLY IN HOSPITALS
|
1,459 |
RECOVERED *estimated
|
3,677 |
| FATALITIES |
393 |
.
TEXAS COUNTIES REPORTING POSITIVE VOVID-19 CASES: 191 OUT OF 254
*To view the county totals below, click on the title accordion bar.
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COUNTIES OF RESIDENCE & NUMBER OF CORONAVIRUS FATALITIES
| Number of Counties |
Name of County |
Number of Fatalities
|
01
|
Bastrop |
1
|
| 02 |
Bell |
3 |
| 03 |
Bexar |
37 |
| 04 |
Bowie |
1 |
| 05 |
Brazoria |
3 |
| 06 |
Brazos |
13 |
| 07 |
Brown |
1 |
| 08 |
Cameron |
3 |
| 09 |
Castro |
1 |
| 10 |
Cherokee |
1 |
| 11 |
Collin |
10 |
| 12 |
Comal |
6 |
| 13 |
Coryell |
1 |
| 14 |
Crosby |
1 |
| 15 |
Dallas |
43 |
| 16 |
Dawson |
1 |
| 17 |
Denton |
14 |
| 18 |
Ector |
2 |
| 19 |
El Paso |
6 |
| 20 |
Ellis |
3 |
| 21 |
Erath |
1 |
22
|
Fort Bend |
15 |
23
|
Galveston |
13 |
24
|
Grimes |
1 |
25
|
Hale |
2 |
26
|
Hardin |
2 |
27
|
Harris |
58 |
28
|
Harrison |
1 |
29
|
Hays |
1 |
30
|
Hidalgo |
2 |
31
|
Hill |
1 |
32
|
Hockley |
1 |
33
|
Hood |
1 |
34
|
Howard |
1 |
35
|
Hunt |
2 |
36
|
Jefferson |
6 |
37
|
Johnson |
1 |
38
|
Kleberg |
1 |
39
|
Limestone |
1 |
40
|
Lubbock |
25 |
41
|
Matagorda |
3 |
42
|
McLennan |
4 |
43
|
Medina |
2 |
44
|
Midland |
2 |
45
|
Montgomery |
6 |
46
|
Nacogdoches |
6 |
47
|
Navarro |
2 |
48
|
Oldham |
1 |
49
|
Palo Pinto |
1 |
50
|
Panola |
1 |
51
|
Potter |
2 |
52
|
Randall |
2 |
53
|
San Augustine |
1 |
54
|
Smith |
1 |
55
|
Tarrant |
30 |
56
|
Taylor |
1 |
57
|
Tom Green |
1 |
58
|
Travis |
17 |
59
|
Van Zandt |
1 |
60
|
Victoria |
1 |
61
|
Washington |
3 |
62
|
Webb |
10 |
63
|
Willacy |
1 |
64
|
Williamson |
4 |
65
|
Wilson |
1 |
66
|
Wise |
1 |
67
|
Young |
1 |
*Source: Texas Helth and Human Services, *See totals by county below.
COUNTIES OF RESIDENCE & NUMBER OF POSITIVE CASES FOR EACH COUNTY
| Number of Counties |
Name of County |
Case Total |
01
|
Anderson |
6 |
02
|
Andrews |
19 |
03
|
Angelina |
20 |
04
|
Aransas |
2 |
| 05 |
Armstrong |
1 |
| 06 |
Atascosa |
9 |
| 07 |
Austin |
12 |
| 08 |
Bandera |
3 |
| 09 |
Bastrop |
37 |
| 10 |
Bee |
3 |
| 11 |
Bell |
115 |
| 12 |
Bexar |
890 |
| 13 |
Blanco |
4 |
| 14 |
Bosque |
1 |
| 15 |
Bowie |
45 |
| 16 |
Brazoria |
272 |
| 17 |
Brazos |
151 |
| 18 |
Brown |
12 |
| 19 |
Burleson |
8 |
| 20 |
Burnet |
7 |
| 21 |
Caldwell |
7 |
| 22 |
Calhoun |
19 |
| 23 |
Callahan |
1 |
| 24 |
Cameron |
254 |
| 25 |
Camp |
6 |
| 26 |
Cass |
5 |
27
|
Castro |
11 |
28
|
Chambers |
33 |
| 29 |
Cherokee |
8 |
| 30 |
Clay |
3 |
| 31 |
Collin |
494 |
| 32 |
Colorado |
7 |
| 33 |
Comal |
43 |
| 34 |
Comanche |
3 |
| 35 |
Concho |
1 |
| 36 |
Cooke |
2 |
| 37 |
Coryell |
70 |
| 38 |
Crane |
2 |
| 39 |
Crosby |
1 |
| 40 |
Dallam |
2 |
| 41 |
Dallas |
1,986 |
| 42 |
Dawson |
8 |
| 43 |
De Witt |
10 |
44
|
Deaf Smith |
11 |
| 45 |
Delta |
1 |
| 46 |
Denton |
547 |
| 47 |
Dickens |
1 |
| 48 |
Dimmit |
1 |
| 49 |
Donley |
23 |
| 50 |
Duval |
1 |
| 51 |
Eastland |
3 |
| 52 |
Ector |
48 |
53
|
El Paso |
393 |
54
|
Ellis |
81 |
| 55 |
Erath |
12 |
| 56 |
Falls |
1 |
| 57 |
Fannin |
5 |
| 58 |
Fayette |
13 |
| 59 |
Floyd |
2 |
60
|
Fort Bend |
627 |
| 61 |
Franklin |
1 |
| 62 |
Freestone |
1 |
| 63 |
Frio |
1 |
| 64 |
Gaines |
2 |
| 65 |
Galveston |
401 |
| 66 |
Gillespie |
1 |
| 67 |
Goliad |
5 |
| 68 |
Gonzales |
2 |
| 69 |
Gray |
16 |
| 70 |
Grayson |
19 |
| 71 |
Gregg |
48 |
| 72 |
Grimes |
9 |
| 73 |
Guadalupe |
53 |
| 74 |
Hale |
11 |
| 75 |
Hamilton |
3 |
| 76 |
Hansford |
1 |
| 77 |
Hardin |
66 |
| 78 |
Harris |
4,097 |
| 79 |
Harrison |
35 |
| 80 |
Hays |
109 |
| 81 |
Hemphill |
1 |
| 82 |
Henderson |
12 |
| 83 |
Hidalgo |
225 |
| 84 |
Hill |
9 |
| 85 |
Hockley |
15 |
| 86 |
Hood |
15 |
| 87 |
Hopkins |
4 |
| 88 |
Howard |
1 |
| 89 |
Hunt |
25 |
| 90 |
Hutchinson |
6 |
| 91 |
Jack |
3 |
| 92 |
Jackson |
4 |
| 93 |
Jasper |
6 |
| 94 |
Jefferson |
143 |
| 95 |
Jim Wells |
2 |
| 96 |
Johnson |
37 |
| 97 |
Jones |
3 |
| 98 |
Karnes |
3 |
| 99 |
Kaufman |
33 |
| 100 |
Kendall |
14 |
| 101 |
Kerr |
4 |
| 102 |
Kleberg |
3 |
| 103 |
Knox |
1 |
| 104 |
La Salle |
1 |
| 105 |
Lamar |
7 |
| 106 |
Lamb |
2 |
| 107 |
Lampasas |
2 |
| 108 |
Lavaca |
4 |
| 109 |
Lee |
2 |
| 110 |
Leon |
4 |
| 111 |
Liberty |
25 |
| 112 |
Limestone |
11 |
| 113 |
Live Oak |
3 |
| 114 |
Llano |
3 |
| 115 |
Lubbock |
367 |
| 116 |
Lynn |
5 |
| 117 |
Madison |
1 |
| 118 |
Marion |
3 |
| 119 |
Martin |
2 |
| 120 |
Mason |
1 |
| 121 |
Matagorda |
50 |
| 122 |
Maverick |
10 |
| 123 |
McCulloch |
3 |
| 124 |
McLennan |
74 |
| 125 |
Medina |
15 |
| 126 |
Midland |
37 |
| 127 |
Milam |
8 |
| 128 |
Mitchell |
1 |
| 129 |
Montague |
5 |
| 130 |
Montgomery |
331 |
| 131 |
Moore |
59 |
| 132 |
Morris |
3 |
| 133 |
Motley |
1 |
| 134 |
Nacogdoches |
69 |
| 135 |
Navarro |
18 |
| 136 |
Newton |
2 |
| 137 |
Nueces |
83 |
| 138 |
Oldham |
3 |
| 139 |
Orange |
47 |
| 140 |
Palo Pinto |
6 |
| 141 |
Panola |
32 |
| 142 |
Parker |
17 |
| 143 |
Pecos |
5 |
| 144 |
Polk |
14 |
| 145 |
Potter |
92 |
| 146 |
Rains |
2 |
| 147 |
Randall |
80 |
| 148 |
Red River |
1 |
| 149 |
Roberts |
1 |
| 150 |
Robertson |
2 |
| 151 |
Rockwall |
30 |
| 152 |
Rusk |
24 |
| 153 |
Sabine |
1 |
154
|
San Augustine1 |
11 |
155
|
San Jacinto |
10 |
156
|
San Patricio |
8 |
157
|
Scurry |
1 |
158
|
Shelby |
51 |
159
|
Sherman |
4 |
160
|
Smith |
108 |
161
|
Starr |
7 |
162
|
Stephens |
1 |
163
|
Swisher |
4 |
164
|
Tarrant |
990 |
165
|
Taylor |
79 |
166
|
Terry |
10 |
167
|
Titus |
8 |
168
|
Tom Green |
40 |
169
|
Travis |
977 |
170
|
Trinity |
7 |
171
|
Tyler |
4 |
172
|
Upshur |
9 |
173
|
Uvalde |
6 |
174
|
Val Verde |
12 |
175
|
Van Zandt |
11 |
176
|
Victoria |
89 |
177
|
Walker |
58 |
178
|
Waller |
22 |
179
|
Washington |
46 |
180
|
Webb |
239 |
181
|
Wharton |
32 |
182
|
Wichita |
57 |
183
|
Wilbarger |
1 |
184
|
Willacy |
7 |
185
|
Williamson |
128 |
186
|
Wilson |
13 |
187
|
Winkler |
2 |
188
|
Wise |
7 |
189
|
Wood |
6 |
190
|
Young |
4 |
191
|
Zapata |
4 |
*Source: Texas Helth and Human Services, *See totals by county below.