As of Sunday, 6,182 patients have recovered and 13,282 patients are still ill.
COVID-19 related hospitalizations are also still on the rise, and available capacity at area hospitals is dwindling. City officials said as of Sunday, hospitals in Bexar County have just 10% of available capacity.
Hospitals are currently caring for 1,265 COVID-19 patients, the city reports.
There are 387 staffed beds available, or 10%, and 373 ventilators, or 47%.
On Sunday, Houston city leaders called for a lock down as area hospitals struggle to accommodate the onslaught of COVID-19 patients, according to a report from The Associated Press.
This request comes after a week in which the state of Texas broke records for COVID-19 cases and deaths. On Sunday, the state reported 8,196 new cases and another 80 deaths, totaling 10,410 people in hospitals from the virus, the AP reports.
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