AUSTIN, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott remains confident the state will have what it needs to effectively fight the spread of the new coronavirus, despite concerns from hospitals and health care workers that they’re running out of personal protective equipment.

“We’ve seen a dramatic increase in the number of supplies that have come in in the past week,” he told Capital Tonight in a wide-ranging interview. “The concerns you’re hearing about from hospitals and health care provides will soon be alleviated with what we’re shipping out.”

Gov. Abbott also credited Michael Dell for allowing his global supply chain manager to help to tap into worldwide resources.

The governor’s comments come as the state saw its largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases to date. The cases jumped by nearly 1000 in a 24-hour span.

As of Tuesday, more than 8,200 have tested positive for the virus. At least 154 people have died and about 1,250 are currently in Texas hospitals. The state also reported nearly 89,000 tests have been administered.

When it comes to the backlog in unemployment benefit claims, the governor says they’re dramatically increasing the staffing at the Texas Workforce Commission.

“There is just a record number of these claims coming in,” he said. “But I think with the additional personnel, we’ll be able to clear out the backlog of these claims.”

Gov. Abbott also says he’s confident Texas is in a good position to weather the current economic storm being caused by the coronavirus and the oil and gas price wars.

“The good news on the horizon is when you look at the size of the appropriations by the U.S. Congress, which is in the trillions of dollars – when you look at the money that’s coming to the state in so many different formulas, it shows that we may be in pretty good shape in paying all of our needed bills,” he said.

Click the video link above to watch our full interview with Gov. Abbott.