Abbott will be joined by Texas Division of Emergency Management Chief Nim Kidd and Texas Department of State Health Services Commissioner John Hellerstedt, as well as local healthcare officials.
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With guidance from Arlington Fire Chief Don Crowson, center, Texas Governor Greg Abbott (seated) tours a mass COVID-19 vaccination site at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Abbott met with local and state officials in a briefing and provided an update on COVID-19 vaccine efforts in Texas. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott, right, holds the hand of 86 yr-old Al Godfrey of Arlington as he receives his COVID-19 shot at a mass vaccination site inside Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas, Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Earlier Abbott met with local and state officials for a briefing and then provided an update on COVID-19 vaccine efforts in Texas. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)Tom Fox, POOL / Associated PressShow MoreShow Less
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Texas Governor Greg Abbott gives a thumbs up to people who received a COVID-19 shot as he tours a mass vaccination site inside Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center in Arlington, Texas, Monday, January 11, 2021. Following along are local officials, including Arlington mayor Jeff Williams (left) who shakes hands with seniors. (Tom Fox/The Dallas Morning News via AP, Pool)Tom Fox, POOL / Associated PressShow MoreShow Le
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Texas becomes 2nd state to surpass 2 million COVID-19 cases behind California
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AUSTIN, Texas (KTRK) Texas has become the second U.S. state with more than 2 million confirmed COVID-19 cases as the nation continues to face a surge of infections, according to data from Johns Hopkins University early Wednesday.
The nation s second-most populous state has recorded 2,014,645 coronavirus cases with 30,895 deaths since the pandemic began in early March, according to the count on the Johns Hopkins website.
Texas is just behind California, the most populous state, in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests. The true number of infections is likely higher because many people haven t been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.
After a rocky start, Gov. Greg Abbott promises to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations across Texas
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Gov. Greg Abbott at a COVID-19 press conference in Austin in December. Credit: Sergio Flores for The Texas Tribune
More than 877,000 Texans have received a COVID-19 vaccine since they first began arriving in Texas nearly four weeks ago, and that number is expected to increase by at least 50,000 more per day, Gov. Greg Abbott said Monday.
“Never before in the history of this state has Texas vaccinated so many people so quickly, “ Abbott said during remarks at the Esports Stadium Arlington & Expo Center, a newly-designated “vaccination hub” that local health officials said can vaccinate thousands per day. “It’s stunning to see what we ve accomplished.”