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Coronavirus In Greater Houston: Third Straight Day Of Record COVID-19 Deaths In Texas; 11 More Die In Houston

Davis Land / Paul DeBenedetto / Jen Rice / Matt Harab / Addison Antonoff, HPM Intern

Posted on July 15, 2020 · In week 19 of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Greater Houston area, Harris County is still struggling to stop its spread.

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Texas children’s hospitals head into winter with surge of RSV cases

Elena Rivera, KERA

Posted on November 18, 2022 · Pediatricians in Texas say the peak of respiratory syncytial virus, a common virus that presents with cold-like symptoms, is abnormally early this year.

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Texas’ chief epidemiologist hopeful as COVID-19 hospitalizations fall to 2-year low

Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on April 6, 2022 · Texas’ Chief State Epidemiologist says nearly 99% of the state population has developed at least some immune response to COVID-19. However, other public health experts caution the virus can be unpredictable.

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State epidemiologist says omicron surge is beginning to peak in Texas but hospitals remain strained

Joseph Leahy, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on January 27, 2022 · Texas public health officials say the state’s largest wave to date of COVID-19 infections appears to have peaked with the seven-day average for new confirmed cases trending downward since last week.

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Last February’s winter storm death toll has increased to 246, a new report says

Posted on January 3, 2022 · The report says Harris County accounted for 43 out of the 246 deaths in Texas that were related to the February 2021 winter storm.

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