In a Thursday news briefing, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, said that 99 percent of cases in the United States are delta variant cases. "We've treated strokes in hallways. We've given blood transfusions in hallways. We are using literally every kind of makeshift space we can use to provide care to patients."
-Anna Bauman
4 p.m. The cumulative number of positive COVID-19 cases in public school students across Texas increased by 90 percent last week, state data shows. Last week alone, there were 27,353 COVID cases reported in students.
With reported cases increasing rapidly since schools in the Houston region reopened last month, some districts are discussing contingency plans for closing campuses and, in some cases, shifting to online learning.
This school year was expected to be much more "Back to normal" than last year, but with the spread of the delta variant and fewer COVID precautions cases have skyrocketed quickly. "That's been highlighted during the pandemic with major COVID outbreaks."
-Elizabeth Trovall
8:45 a.m. One week after hitting an eight-month peak, COVID-19 hospitalizations in Texas have slowed, though it's still unclear whether the slowdown is evidence the region has entered an expected plateau phase of the pandemic's fourth wave.
On Wednesday, Houston recorded 13,790 hospitalizations - a 1 percent drop from last Wednesday when the city had its most cases in a single day since mid-January with 13,932 hospitalizations.
source: https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/covid-live-updates-houston-news-delta-deaths-16385185.php
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