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COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 2.5 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 50,400 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Travis County: At least 83,722 cases have been reported and at least 870 people have died. At least 82,524 people have recovered from the virus.
- Hays County: At least 18,864 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 247 people have died. At least 18,378 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: At least 39,702 cases have been reported in the county and at least 476 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: Coronavirus data May 28, 2021
Updates:
8:40 p.m. – Gov. Greg Abbott said Texas reported the fewest new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Monday since March of last year. Data, however, may be affected by the Memorial Day holiday, when many county health departments do not report new COVID-19 numbers.
Abbott also said the seven-day positivity rate average dropped to a new all-time low of 2.78% and COVID-19 hospitalizations dropped to a one-year low. Fatalities fell to the third-lowest level in 14 months, he said.
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