Texas reports 10,000 new COVID-19 cases, plus 46 deaths

DALLAS – Texas reported more than 10,000 new cases of COVID-19 on Monday and 46 more deaths from the disease caused by the new coronavirus.

The number of Texans hospitalized with COVID-19 increased from Sunday to 13,858 on Monday. Coronavirus hospitalizations remain close to their record and intensive care units in several regions are at or near full capacity, according to the Texas State Department of Health Services.

The department reported an additional 10,110 confirmed cases of the virus on Monday, as well as 695 probable cases.

In the past week, more than 17% of coronavirus tests were positive in Texas, according to data from Johns Hopkins University. The state recorded more than 2 million cases of the virus and more than 32,000 deaths.

The actual number of cases is believed to be much higher because many people have not been tested and some who get sick have no symptoms.

More than 1 million Texans received a dose of a coronavirus vaccine and more than 166,000 are fully vaccinated, according to health officials.

For most people, the coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms that go away in weeks. But for other people, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, the virus can cause serious illness and be fatal.