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Tourism destinations in West Texas are becoming COVID-19 hot spots, as visitors seek social distance. As NBC 5’s Vince Sims reports it’s causing some people to urge tourists to stay away.

Tourism destinations in West Texas are becoming COVID-19 hot spots, as visitors seek social distance. As NBC 5’s Vince Sims reports it’s causing some people to urge tourists to stay away.

Texas surpassed 9,000 hospitalized coronavirus patients Tuesday for the first time since a deadly summer outbreak as the pandemic’s spread threatened the Big Bend region near the desert artist hub of Marfa, where tourists continued visiting and officials urged people to stay home.