Covid 19 Texas

Dashboard for monitoring the cases of coronavirus covid 19 in each texas county.

Covid 19 texas. Please select the appropriate link below for more information about hhs programs available during and after this public health threat. There are now 45 198 confirmed cases of covid 19 the illness caused by the virus according to the texas department of state health services. From texas department of state health services. Coronavirus covid 19 during a public health emergency hhsc must quickly mobilize to help texans.

Texas has seen a steady rise in novel coronavirus cases and fatalities since reopening just over two weeks ago. On march 19 2020 dr. Public health threats can affect clients and providers. Coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 is a respiratory illness that is spreading from person to person in parts of the united states.

Texans can dial 2 1 1 option 6 for information on covid 19 and local community resources on health care utilities food housing and more. Interactive map and graphs of historical evolution. Find a testing site. John hellerstedt commissioner of the texas department of state health services declared a public health disaster in texas because covid 19 has created an immediate threat poses a high risk of death to a large number of people and creates a substantial risk of public exposure because of the disease s method of transmission and evidence that there is community spread in texas.

That is an increase of 1 347 cases from thursday to friday. The texas department of state health services dshs is working closely with the centers for disease control and prevention cdc in responding to the new coronavirus disease 2019 covid 19 that is causing an outbreak of respiratory illness worldwide. Covid 19 coronavirus emergency information the texas department of motor vehicles txdmv is monitoring the impacts of the covid 19 coronavirus closely and working with state officials county tax assessor collectors and others to maintain or restore services in affected areas.