
Bullet points from Gov.'s May 15 COVID-19 update

-Today's update-
New cases: 252
Total cases: 7,444
Number tested: 127,689
Ever in hospital: 1,896
Currently in hospital: 381
Ever in ICU: 797
Currently in ICU: 218
Recovered: 2,739
New deaths: 4
Total deaths: 332
Of total cases (Race):
73.78% White
14.77% African American
5% Asian
3.29% multi-racial
Ethnicity of total cases:
86.57% non-Hispanic
13.43% Hispanic
Of deaths (Race):
77.44% White
19.19% African American
2% Asian
1.35% multi-racial
Ethnicity (Deaths)
97.5% non-Hispanic
2.5% Hispanic
Watch the full update below:
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