DALLAS, TX – Across the state, 1,307 more COVID-19 cases were reported Sunday, including 1,264 new ones and 43 older ones that were recently added by labs.
The state also reported 25 COVID-19 deaths, raising its toll to 49,303.
There are 2,594 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals, including 449 in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. On Saturday, 2.9% of patients in the hospital region covering the Dallas-Fort Worth area were COVID-19 patients — below the 15% threshold the state has used to define high hospitalizations.
The seven-day average positivity rate statewide for molecular tests, based on the date of test specimen collection, was 4.7% as of Saturday. For antigen tests, the positivity rate for the same period was 2.9%. A molecular test is considered more accurate and is sometimes called a PCR test; an antigen test is also called a rapid test. Gov. Greg Abbott has said a positivity rate above 10% is cause for concern.
According to the state, 11,130,863 people in Texas have received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine, while 8,000,995 — 35.7% of the state’s population 16 and older — are fully vaccinated.
