Texas Breaks Previous Record of New Daily COVID-19 Cases Before Christmas Eve

SANTO ANTÓNIO – Texas broke the previous record of new daily cases of COVID-19 before Christmas, with the call of health authorities for people to stay home and avoid traveling on vacation.

The state reported 19,185 new confirmed cases on Wednesday, as well as 294 new coronavirus-related deaths. The previous record for new daily infections was set on December 17, with 16,900 cases.

More than 10,500 COVID-19 patients in Texas remain in hospitals.

The Texas outbreak comes as San Antonio reports an alarming number of new virus cases this week, with 1,717 new cases reported on Tuesday and 1,629 new cases reported on Wednesday.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg said on Wednesday that the city’s case count is 106,793.

Eight new virus-related deaths were reported in San Antonio on Wednesday.

Nirenberg and health officials across the state asked residents to protect themselves and others from COVID-19 this holiday season, as the pandemic that has claimed more than 320,000 lives in the United States has not abated.

“With cases of COVID-19 rising in our community at an alarming rate, it is crucial to maintain discipline to fight the virus,” said Nirenberg on Tuesday, when an emergency alert was issued to residents. “By avoiding behaviors and situations that spread the coronavirus during the holiday season, we are going to slow the spread of COVID-19 and accelerate our return to normal. Protect yourself and your loved ones. Keep wearing masks, keep your distance and keep COVID-19 at a distance. “

This week, the number of daily hospitalizations in Texas has exceeded 10,000 for the first time since an outbreak in July that registered daily hospitalizations close to 11,000.

Nearly 26,000 people died in Texas due to COVID-19, the second highest death toll in the country, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University.

Governor Greg Abbott, who received a live COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, said he would not impose further blocking measures, even as the number of cases increased.

Texas is in Phase 1A of its implementation of the COVID-19 vaccine, which includes vaccinations for health professionals and long-term care residents and employees first. Texans aged 65 and over and people with qualified health conditions are listed in Phase 1B, which should start in at least a few weeks.

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