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A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance to the entrance of Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center complex on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Houston, TX.
A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance for the entrance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center complex on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Houston, TX.
Photo: Michael Wyke / Employee
A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance to the entrance of Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center complex on Friday, July 3rd. 2020 in Houston, TX.
A sign of appreciation for first responders outside the ambulance entrance for the entrance to Memorial Hermann Hospital in the Texas Medical Center complex on Friday, July 3, 2020 in Houston, TX.
Photo: Michael Wyke / Employee
Chron.com follows the latest headlines about the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on the Houston area
9 a.m.: The latest numbers from Houston, Texas
Tuesday marked the first day since July 31 that the state saw an increase in hospitalizations, according to a Houston Chronicle analysis of state data. As of Tuesday night, there were 6,210 COVID-19 hospital patients in Texas.
The statewide total of COVID-19 cases increased by 9,750 cases to 570,583, while the death rate by 193 increased to 10,620 deaths statewide. The uptick in the cases can be attributed to 2,500 probable cases from Dallas County, which recently began reporting such cases, per the Houston Chronicle data team.
The state’s positive test rate dropped from 11.87 percent to 11.18 percent, and the rolling average of viral tests is 58.826.
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In the Houston region, cases increased by 1,700 to 135,362, while deaths increased by 46 to 2,465. Harris County reported 928 new cases and is now at 93,872 cases in total.
In other news, the city of Houston’s Small Business Economic Relief Program (SBERP) opened on Wednesday applications. The program is hurting small business owners through the pandemic to raise up to $ 50,000 in subsidies to help make use of expenses such as wages, rent and personal protective equipment for employees.
The deadline for applications is 11:59 a.m. Friday, September 4. Applications can be submitted online here.
Read more about the SBERP program and a common fund for city and county rentals here at Chron.com.
NOTE: The numbers included in this report represent a one-day change in data from Monday, August 17th through Tuesday, August 18th. It is not yet clear how many of the state’s new cases can be assigned to inmates in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice. The Houston Chronicle’s analysis of data on COVID-19 now includes probable and pending cases. This change is based on interviews with multiple public health officials and epidemiologists, as well as in compliance with CDC reporting guidelines. DSHS now uses death certificate data for its COVID deaths count, resulting in some Texas counties having dramatically higher counts than others and some counties having higher numbers than state figures
