With more than 5,300 Texans having tested positive for COVID-19 as of Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott is set to address how hospitals are handling an influx of patients, several of whom are critically ill.

According to a Thursday press release, 2,267 of 4,343 total hospital beds in Dallas were occupied โ€” including 315 of 565 ICU beds โ€” and 188 of 622 ventilators were in use. But the numbers donโ€™t give a full picture because just 12 of the 27 area hospitals were reporting.

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