HOUSTON — On Tuesday, the health department for the state of Texas reported 13,998 new COVID-19 cases. That's the most coronavirus cases the state has reported in a single day.
It broke the old record by about 1,400 cases.
The state's seven-day average is also at a new high with 10,606 cases per day over that last week, which is 25% higher than last week's average and 125% higher than a month ago.
More than 20,500 people have died from COVID-19 in Texas and the state has reported more than 1.1 million total cases and more than 925,000 recoveries.
Below is a look at the Houston-area counties and the numbers they're reporting: