#BREAKING: Evidence is growing that a mutated coronavirus strain, the main one circulating in Houston, is more contagious than the original virus, via @ChronMedhttps://t.co/IykL765tMu

— Houston Chronicle (@HoustonChron) July 4, 2020

Ten out of 12 hospitals in the Rio Grande Valley are full.

“We are now at the point of grave concern,” said the CEO of one hospital system in deep South Texas. https://t.co/aJ42wA6JOo

— Texas Tribune (@TexasTribune) July 4, 2020