Coronavirus: Texas Illness Count Jumps To 11,671

AUSTIN, TX — The number of coronavirus cases statewide grew by 1,441 over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 11,671, health officials confirmed on Friday.

Another 27 fatalities were reported during the same period of time, briging the total to 226 deaths related to virus infection. Amid the grim statistics logged on the continuallly updated Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard, comes a glimmer of hope: Of the diagnosed to date, 1,366 have since recovered after acquiring the COVID-19 virus that causes respiratory illness.

To date, according to the statistics, 115,918 tests for the virus have been conducted across the state.

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The counties with the greatest concentration of illness are:

• Harris County: 3,047 confirmed cases as of Friday.
• Dallas: 1,432 cases.
• Travis: 642.
• Tarrant: 637
• Bexar: 615
• Fort Bend: 485
• Denton: 426.
• Collin: 406.
• Galveston: 308.
• Lubbock: 234.
• Montgomery: 231.

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday provided updates on the scourge of illness across Texas during an afternoon press confernece. Click here to view the governor's presentation.

Gov. Greg Abbott provides updates on coronavirus in Texas on April 10, 2020. Courtesy photo.

For more data, visit the Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard. The governor staged a press conference on Friday with related updates.