
Bullet points from Gov.'s May 18 COVID-19 update

-Today's update-
New cases: 138
Total cases: 7,935
Number tested: 145,238
Ever in hospital: 1,980
Currently in hospital: 447
Ever in ICU: 866
Currently in ICU: 277
Recovered: 2,785
New deaths: 9
Total deaths: 355
Of total cases (Race):
73.79% White
14.79% African American
6% Asian
5.32% multi-racial
Ethnicity of total cases:
86.28% non-Hispanic
13.72% Hispanic
Of deaths (Race):
77.01% White
19.68% African American
1.94% Asian
1.29% multi-racial
Ethnicity (Deaths)
97.06% non-Hispanic
2.4% Hispanic
Watch the full update below:
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