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Texas reports zero COVID deaths and 20 million vaccines administered

By Washington Examiner
Published May 18, 2021 1:00pm ET
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Texas reports zero COVID deaths and 20 million vaccines administered
A lab technician working a bottle containing for COVID-19 vaccine testing at Chula Vaccine Research Center, run by Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, May 25, 2020. Thai health officials said that scientists in Thailand have had promising results in testing a COVID-19 vaccine candidate on mice, and have begun testing on monkeys. | (Sakchai Lalit/AP)

Texas reported zero COVID-19 related deaths Sunday, the only time this has happened since COVID-19-related data was first tracked in March 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

Texas on Saturday reported the second lowest COVID-19 hospitalizations in 11 months; the lowest was earlier last week. The 7-day positivity rate has also been below 5% for 12 consecutive days, with Saturday being the lowest at 4.24%, the governor’s office announced.

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