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SAN ANTONIO – Texas is seeing another spike in coronavirus-related hospitalizations, according to the COVID Tracking Project. The organization reports that Texas reportedly has the highest number of hospitalized patients out of all 50 states. Data shows that, as of Nov. 4, Texas has 5,872 hospitalized coronavirus patients, followed by Illinois with 3,761 and California with 3,410. The map below shows COVID hospitalizations by state, based on data from the COVID Tracking Project:A recent report from Reuters indicates that 34 out of 50 states “have seen new [COVID-19] cases increase for at least two weeks in a row, down from 36 the prior week.”As of Wednesday, hospitals in El Paso were nearing a breaking point with 3,100 new cases of the coronavirus. City officials also reported that 255 patients are currently hospitalized, 110 are in the intensive care unit and 56 are on ventilators.

EL PASO, Texas – El Paso hospitals are near a "breaking point” as 3,100 new cases of the coronavirus were reported there Wednesday, an official said. “Hospitalizations continue to rise sharply and unfortunately more people we know will continue to succumb to the complications of this disease," said Dr. Hector Ocaranza, El Paso's city and county health authority. “Our hospitals are near breaking point, we need everyone to do their part to stop this virus," he said. Texas recently surpassed California in recording the highest number of positive tests for the virus, according to Johns Hopkins University's data. El Paso has become a hot spot, with the governor sending additional medical personnel and equipment, and El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego, the county's top elected official, ordered a two-week shutdown of nonessential activities late last week.