Houston surpassed 40,000 coronavirus cases. Over half of them have been reported in July alone.
- Houston, as of Saturday, has reported more than 40,000 confirmed coronavirus cases, and over 20,000 of them have been reported in the month of July, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.
- The city's total number of deaths from coronavirus also surged from 224 to 386 in July, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner's daily update on coronavirus which uses data from the Houston health department.
- Meanwhile, on Saturday, Johns Hopkins reported over 390,000 total cases of coronavirus in Texas.
Houston confirmed a total of 40,987 coronavirus cases, and over 20,000 of them have been added in the month of July alone, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.
The city's total number of deaths from coronavirus also surged from 224 to 386 in the month of July, according to Mayor Sylvester Turner's daily update on coronavirus which uses data from the Houston health department. The Mayor said there were 131 coronavirus deaths on June 1st.
At least five days in the month of July added at least 1,000 new cases to the total number of confirmed cases, according to Harris County Public Health and Houston Health Department.
Meanwhile, on Saturday, Johns Hopkins reported over 390,000 total cases of coronavirus in Texas. At the end of June, Texas Governor Greg Abott put a halt to the state's reopening plan as coronavirus cases surged with the state reporting thousands of new cases each day.
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