The number of new confirmed and probable cases is back under 4,800 at 4,746, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported. COVID-19 hospitalizations numbered 3,915 Tuesday, the most recent day available, 84 cases fewer than Monday.
Johns Hopkins University researchers say the rolling average of daily new cases has fallen by 2,563 cases over the past two weeks, a 35% decrease.
Officials said 2,731,270 cases have now been reported in Texas during the year-old pandemic. Of those, an estimated 111,196 cases were active Wednesday.
The Johns Hopkins researchers say the 179 new COVID-19 deaths the state reported Wednesday raised the Texas pandemic toll to 46,676.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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