EL PASO, Texas — Despite a shutdown order and curfew designed to minimize the spread of coronavirus, El Paso County continues to be one of the hardest-hit regions in the country.

On Tuesday, according to CNN, El Paso County Judge Ricardo Samaniego said he has requested four additional mobile morgues to handle the deceased. That’s in addition to the six already in operation there.

"It may be as much as 20 per day the next two to three weeks. There might be more and more an incline of deaths," Samaniego told CNN affiliate KFOX.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott recently sent 1,400 medical personnel to the area to assist hospitals. El Paso’s convention center has been converted to an alternate care facility capable of treating roughly 40 patients. Some gravely ill patients have been flown to facilities elsewhere in Texas and in New Mexico.

On Wednesday it was reported that according to Johns Hopkins University data, Texas has surpassed 1 million cases of COVID-19, which is the most in the nation.

Texas had recently surpassed California, the most populous state, in recording the highest number of positive coronavirus tests. The true number of infections is likely higher because many people haven’t been tested, and studies suggest people can be infected and not feel sick.

Texas recorded 10,865 cases on Tuesday, setting a new daily record that surpassed by 74 cases an old mark set July 15, state officials said. According to state figures on Tuesday, an estimated 132,146 cases are active, the most since August 17, and 6,170 COVID-19 cases are hospitalized, the most since August 18.

There were 94 new deaths Tuesday, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.