Texas Records Zero COVID-19 Deaths for 1st Time Since March 2020

People drink and eat at Truck Yard beer garden in Houston, Texas, on April 9, 2021. Francois Picard/AFP via Getty Images

The state of Texas recorded zero deaths among people with COVID-19 on May 16 for the first time since March 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott said.

“Today Texas reported: 0 Covid related deaths—the only time that’s happened since data was tracked in March, 2020,” the Republican said on Twitter.