The number of people in Texas hospitalized with COVID-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services.
As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month ago.
The number of new cases in the past week was 123,239 — a 22 percent drop from the record high of 158,922 the week of Jan. 10,…