Governor Abbott to give coronavirus update Friday afternoon

SAN ANTONIO (KTSA News) — Governor Greg Abbott updates the public today on hospital capacity in Texas for coronavirus patients.

He’s scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m. in the auditorium at the State Capitol in Austin. Joining the governor will be Dr. John Hellerstedt, commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services; Nim Kidd, head of the Texas Division of Emergency Management; and Dr. John Zerwas.

As of Thursday, nearly 47-hundred cases of coronavirus had been reported in Texas, including 254 in Bexar County. 47 of the Bexar county cases have recovered.

Those numbers will updated Friday afternoon.

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