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Texas and Florida reported record surges in coronavirus cases over the Fourth of July weekend as state and local governments try to contain growing outbreaks across the Sun Belt. Florida reported Saturday that 14.1% of those tested for the virus were positive, while Texas reported a positivity rate of 13.1%, both above each states’ 10% target range. 

Hospitals in at least two Texas counties, Starr and Hidalgo, are at full capacity and local officials are urging residents there to shelter in place and avoid gatherings, according to local officials. 

Houston’s hospitals are on track to be overwhelmed in approximately two weeks as cases mount, Mayor Sylvester Turner said on CBS’ “Face The Nation” on Sunday. People of color were being disproportionately impacted, particularly Hispanic residents, he said. 

“The number of people who are getting sick and going to the hospitals has exponentially increased. The number of people in our ICU beds has exponentially increased,” Turner said. He added that the main problem facing Houston hospitals is staffing, not a shortage of beds.

“We can always provide additional beds, but we need the people, the nurses and everybody else, the medical professionals, to staff those beds. That’s the critical point right now,” Turner said. 

To create room for Covid-19 patients, Gov. Greg Abbott suspended elective surgeries in a handful of counties, which include the state’s largest cities: San Antonio, Dallas, Houston and Austin.

— CNBC’s Emma Newburger and Tucker Higgins contributed to this report.