Texas winter storm death toll rises to 11 in Austin area, 111 statewide

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At least nine people died in Travis County, two people in Williamson County and 111 people statewide for reasons related to last month's freeze that left left millions of Texans temporarily without electricity or water, according to new information published Thursday.

The Department of State Health Services is tracking the deaths. The state's list is still preliminary and subject to change as more death records are reviewed and more information is gathered, state officials said.

Travis and Williamson county officials did not immediately have any information to share about the people who died in their counties. The deaths occurred between Feb. 11 and March 5, state officials said.

The majority of storm-related deaths verified to this point were caused by hypothermia. Multiple people died in car crashes, from carbon monoxide poisoning, medical equipment failure, falls and fires, department officials said.

Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/news/2021/03/25/texas-winter-storm-death-toll-austin-travis-county/7003976002/

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1. Texas snowstorm death toll double what was originally reported -- and could be even higher: officials

Greg killed a ton of good Texans

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On Thursday, The Daily Beast reported that officials have doubled their estimate of the death toll for the freak snowstorm that paralyzed the state of Texas in February — and that even more could be reported as the investigation continues.

"The Texas Department of State Health Services said that the number of deaths, initially 57, was in actuality 111 and is still expected to rise as state investigators continue their work," reported Blake Montgomery. "The majority of the fatalities were from hypothermia, but lack of access to medical care, traffic accidents, and fires also played a part. Carbon monoxide poisoning, often caused by sitting in a car in a closed garage, was also a culprit."

According to Dallas County chief medical examiner Jeffrey Barnard, "We'll probably never have a really accurate number."