https://apnews.com/264aa174ddc08744a3cef26653885038 > AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The volume of patients in Texas with the illness caused by the novel coronavirus topped 10,000 cases Thursday, with the number of deaths topping 200, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers. > The case numbers updated hourly by the university's Center for Systems Science and Engineering tallied 10,439 cases in Texas as of late Thursday afternoon, up from just over 9,300 reported by state health officials on Wednesday morning.