Trump says U.S. is sending Texas 500 cases of remdesivir as coronavirus deaths hit record

, will be enough to treat 3,200 patients, Trump said during a press briefing from Midland, Texas. The drug has been "very, very successful," he added.

On Tuesday, Texas reported 200 new deaths, hitting a record-high average. Texas is one of ten states, including Florida and California, that reported record-high average daily new Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, as determined by a seven-day average calculated by CNBC using data compiled by Johns Hopkins University.

There are currently more than 9,500 patients hospitalized with Covid-19 across Texas' hospitals, a 62% increase from a month ago, according to updated data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. There are no FDA-approved drugs for the coronavirus. The intravenous drug has helped shorten the recovery time of some hospitalized Covid-19 patients. In May, the FDA granted remdesivir an emergency use authorization, allowing hospitals and doctors to use the drug on patients hospitalized with the disease even though the drug has not been formally approved by the agency.

The Department of Health and Human Services announced June 29 a deal that gives the U.S. more than 500,000 treatment courses of the antiviral drug for U.S. hospitals through September. That represents 100% of Gilead's projected production for July and 90% of production for August and September, according to the agency.

Did Texas ask for t drugs?

Yet no where near the disaster NY was... but you know ... “ journalism”....

Biden is beating Trump in Texas, now. Having to defend Texas? Trump is done!

How many are really Chinese flu deaths.

500 CASES TOTAL? Texas population is 29,900,000 which means that's enough cases of redesivir for 0.0000167% of the population that's 1.67 THOUSANDTHS OF ONE PERCENT! TexasCOVID

Why didn't he send some hydroxychloroquine? Is that only reserved for trolling during pandemics?

The key here is that ‘Texas coronavirus deaths hit record’.

Why not hydroxychloroquine? Isn’t that supposed to be the miracle cure that MAGAts are being told to push?

That's must be the plan that realDonaldTrump was talking about 2 weeks ago. Sending medical supplies to areas worst hit by Coronavirus.

Treating a life-saving drug like a medieval King might throw bread to win favor from a dirty throng. Like a general election bribe. The 45th President is the smallest, most shamelessly corrupt person to ever hold the office. Full stop.

Why don't you keep realDonaldTrump 's name out of your mouth! You want to use his name on positive spins that benefit your station then turn around and backstab him? fakenews leave our president out of your garbage stories.

Well, at least it’s not UV light 💡’s.

Water+sugar have may be a better effect ?

Well, at least he isn't sending them Lysol or hydroxychloroquine.

Record what? We're nowhere near a daily death total record. Like 80% below the highest in April.

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