COVID-19 pandemic in Texas

This article is about the pandemic in the state of Texas as a whole. For the pandemic in Austin, see COVID-19 pandemic in Austin, Texas.

COVID-19 pandemic in Texas
DiseaseCOVID-19
Virus strainSARS-CoV-2
LocationTexas, U.S.
Index caseSan Antonio (evacuee), Fort Bend County (non-evacuee)
Arrival dateMarch 4, 2020
Confirmed cases2,401,898[1]
Active cases95,027[1]
Hospitalized cases2,840 (current)[1]
Recovered2,646,788[1]
Deaths
47,725[2]
Government website
www.dshs.texas.gov/coronavirus/

The COVID-19 pandemic in Texas is a part of the ongoing viral pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a novel infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The state of Texas confirmed its first case on February 13, 2020, among U.S. nationals evacuated from China to Joint Base San Antonio–Lackland beginning in early February; however, retrospective analyses have suggested a much earlier origin than previously thought. The first documented case of COVID-19 in Texas outside of evacuees at Lackland was confirmed on March 4 in Fort Bend County, and many of the state's largest cities recorded their first cases throughout March. The state recorded its first death associated with the disease on March 17 in Matagorda County.

As of April 3, 2021, Texas has the second-highest number of confirmed cases in the United States, behind California, and the 26th highest number of confirmed cases per capita. It has the third-highest number of deaths related to the virus, behind New York and California, and the 24th-highest count of deaths per capita.[3][4][5]

Although Texas had a higher concentration of cases, it had fewer deaths. As of late May 2021, there were 50,198 COVID-19 related deaths reported in that state. The death rate in Texas was 175 for every 100,000 people, while national COVID-19 death rate was 179 per 100,000.[6]

As of April 3, 2021, vaccination in Texas lagged behind the US average, with rates lower than in three of four neighboring states, having administered 12,565,129 COVID-19 vaccine doses, equivalent to 43,334 doses per-100,000 of the state's population.[7][8]

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