1.4K
United States:
- Total infections: 43,499 (Up 10,481)
- 537 deaths (Up 109)
- Current mortality rate in U.S. is 1.23%
- First time that more than 100 people have died in a day from COVID-19 in the U.S.
- CDC states that 8 out of 10 COVID-19 deaths reported in the U.S. are in adults 65 years old and older
- 133 U.S. service members have contracted the disease
- STATES ARE NOW REPORTING THEIR OWN TOTAL CASES, CDC STATES “Now that states are testing and reporting their own results, CDC’s numbers are not representative of all testing being done nationwide.”
Texas:
- Current Counties w/ cases: Bell, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Brazos, Brown, Cameron, Cass, Castro, Chambers, Collin, Crane, DeWitt, Deaf Smith, Dallas, Denton, Ellis, El Paso, Fannin, Fayette, Fort Bend, Gaines, Galveston, Gillespie, Gregg, Grimes, Guadalupe, Johnson, Harris, Hays, Hidalgo, Kendall, Lamar, Lavaca, Lubbock, Hockley, Lavaca, Liberty, Maverick, Matagorda, Midland, McLennan, Medina, Montgomery, Nueces, Oldham, Potter, Randall, Rusk, Smith, Tarrant, Terry Travis, Van Zandt, Webb, Wichita, Williamson (Up 2)
- Current Counties w/ community spread: Matagorda, Montgomery, Brazoria, Dallas, Lubbock, Cass
- Deaths: 9 (Up 2)
- Total Texas Cases: 826 (Up 107)
Regional:
- 10 cases in Lubbock at this time
- 2 community acquired cases in Lubbock, unknown where infection occurred
- 3 cases Hockley County (up 3 Vs. Monday 3/16/20)
- One Case in Terry County under investigation
