The number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals hit a new high Wednesday, surging about 11% in a single day.
The total Wednesday marks the eighth new high in the state in less than two weeks.
Texas coronavirus hospitalizations are now up more than 84% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen.
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“While the increased hospital occupancy does raise concerns, the state's hospital capacity remains at "the lowest threat level," Abbott said. "We have plenty of room to expand beds, there are thousands of hospital beds that are available as we speak right now," he said.”
““If we want the economy to open fully and stay open, if we want to send our kids back to school from pre-k to college, if we want to watch and play sports with people in the stands, if we want to attend cultural arts events like concerts and theatre, if we want banquets and parades in the fall, if we want our lives back as Texans, we need to take this seriously,” they wrote.
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