Daily COVID-19 Update from BRMC

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April 2, 2020

United States:

  • Total infections: 216,722 (Up 27,089)
  • 8,672 recovered
  • 5,137 deaths (Up 1,056)
  • Current mortality rate in U.S. is 2.4% (up 0.2%)
  • U.S. mortality rate is trending up, despite increased testing criteria to find more cases
  • First time more than 1,000 people have died in a single day in the U.S.

Texas: 

  • 124 Texas counties reporting cases (No change)
  • No longer able to report community spread by county due to multiple reporting agencies and differing definitions by agency/county
  • Deaths: 68 (Up 12)
  • Total Texas Cases: 4,607 (Up 892)
  • Texas mortality rate is 1.5% (No change)

Regional:

  • 108 cases in Lubbock at this time (up 8)
  • 3 deaths in Lubbock county
  • 142 confirmed cases on the South Plains (Up 23)
  • 4 cases in Terry county
  • Hockley county reports first death

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