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Monday, March 30, 2020
United States:
- Total infections: 143,055 (Up 110,037 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- 2,531 deaths (Up 2,085 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- Death toll has doubled in the last two days
- Current mortality rate in U.S. is 1.7% (up 0.4% Vs. Monday 3/23)
- U.S. mortality rate is trending up, despite increased testing criteria to find more cases
- 15 minute rapid test has been approved by the FDA, manufacture states they will produce 50,000 per day beginning next week
- Dr. Fauci, leader of the White House’s COVID-19 team, stated that he believes the U.S. will have between 100,000 and 200,000 deaths
Texas:
- 118 Texas counties reporting cases (Up 63 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- No longer able to report community spread by county due to multiple reporting agencies and differing definitions by agency/county
- Deaths: 38 (Up 31 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- Total Texas Cases: 2,833 (Up 2,114 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- Texas mortality rate is 1.3%
Regional:
- 51 cases in Lubbock at this time (up 41 Vs. Monday 3/23)
- First Lubbock death reported
- 70 confirmed cases on the South Plains
