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Texas has seen a steady rise in novel coronavirus cases and fatalities since reopening just over two weeks ago. 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. That is an increase of 1,347 cases from Thursday to Friday. The new numbers have not yet been recorded for Saturday. Last Friday, the daily case increase was 1,219 making it the highest number of cases in single day in Texas since the state has reopen. The state also experienced its highest and second-highest daily death toll just a day apart. On Thursday, 58 deaths were recorded in 24 hours and Friday that number dropped only slightly to 56, according to the health department. The total number of fatalities is at 1,272. Last Friday, the daily death toll was 31.
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