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Three are now hospitalized, including two elderly family members and one woman battling breast cancer. CARROLLTON, Texas — As North Texas watches COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, one family is shouldering a health crisis that they never expected to face.  That crisis, all began on May 30 when just a single relative, unknowingly infected with…

Texas Children’s Hospital said it is providing additional capacity through ICU and acute care beds across its campuses to both pediatric and adult patients. HOUSTON — Texas Children’s Hospital confirmed it is admitting adult patients to free up hospital beds across Houston as cases surge.  In a statement sent to KHOU 11, Texas Children’s Hospital…

Pedestrians walk past murals painted on boards covering bar windows on 6th Street on May 20, 2020 in Austin, Texas.Tom Pennington | Getty ImagesThe number of people sickened with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals continues to rise, with coronavirus hospitalizations now up more than 66% since Memorial Day as the state continues to reopen.There are currently…

Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department set up swabbing stations in a suburban nursing home's parking lot as part of the massive state intervention to stop the spread of infections in Texas nursing homes. John Burnett/NPR hide caption toggle caption John Burnett/NPR Paramedics from the San Antonio Fire Department set up swabbing stations in…

North Texas surpassed 20,000 cases of the coronavirus Sunday as counties in the area added dozens of new cases. There have been 20,201 cases of COVID-19 and 532 deaths in the 32-county area. More than 10,800 people have recovered. Dallas County reported its 229th death Sunday and 228 additional positive cases of the coronavirus. Coronavirus…