The latest update from the Texas Department of State Health Services shows nine people have died from COVID-19 in the state.
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The deaths were reported as coming from six counties. Four deaths have been reported in Dallas County while Bexar, Collin, Harris, Matagorda, and Tarrant Counties each reported one death each.
According to the Department, there are 410 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the state at this time. A total of 11,167 people have reportedly been tested for the virus.
During his press conference Tuesday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said there are now 715 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the state. He added that Johns Hopkins gave him a higher number and said there are now 810 cases in Texas. The difference in the latest numbers and the total that was listed earlier in the story could be because the DSHS has often been slow in updating the numbers on its website.
Abbott also said that there are now confirmed coronavirus cases in 65 of Texas’ 254 counties.
“We’re Texans. Texans are always resilient, and we will, once again, as we always do, show the world how Texans respond when we come together,” Abbott said. “When we come together, nothing can defeat us. Instead, when we come together, we will defeat COVID-19 in the state of Texas,”