Texas reports 12,440 more coronavirus cases, leaving state poised to top 4 million overall Sunday

The state is on the verge of exceeding 4 million coronavirus cases after 12,440 more cases were reported on Saturday, including 9,513 confirmed, 2,281 probable and 646 older recently reported to the state.

The state also reported 317 COVID-19 deaths, bringing its number to 62,786.

The state’s total number of cases is now 3,996,847, including 3,337,783 confirmed and 659,064 probable.

According to the state, 10,349 people are being hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas, including 2,909 in northern Texas. In the 19-county region that covers the Dallas-Fort Worth region, 17.4% of all hospitalized patients had COVID-19 as of Friday, which was above the 15 percent threshold that Governor Greg Abbott has previously identified as a cause for concern designated.

State data shows that 17,153,984 people in Texas had received at least one dose of a coronavirus vaccine by Friday, while 14,683,383 – 61% of the state’s population 12 and older – are fully vaccinated.

The state’s vaccination dates won’t be updated over the weekend while the state makes changes to its dashboard that include new metrics for booster doses, a notice on the website said. The note pertains to a recommendation by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention this week to get a booster dose of the Pfizer BioNTech vaccine.

According to the center, people aged 65 and over, those aged 18 and over with a medical condition, and those aged 18 and over who are in professional or institutional settings that are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 should receive a booster dose of at least six Months after her second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

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