As the Texas COVID cases continue to fall, we will act as if it were Rebecca Downs

As the Texas COVID cases continue to fall, we will act as if it were Rebecca Downs

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When Governor Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced earlier this month that he was opening his state up to 100 percent capacity and terminating his mask terms, the left was startled by this demonstration of insisting on personal responsibility. President Joe Biden even pointed out Abbott for his “Neanderthal thinking”, while continuing with a demonstration of unity in his March 11 speech to the nation, saying his government was “working with … red and blue states. “

Abbott himself acknowledged, with additional emphasis, in his statement which in part said:

Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it is clear from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalizations and safe practices that Texans are using that state mandates are no longer needed. Today’s announcement does not abandon the safe practices that Texans dominated last year. Instead, it is a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and the safety of others.

Abbott’s statement also noted that Texas is at its lowest level. The number of cases also continues to fall. The US News & World Report has continually covered a decline in cases in Texas, using updates from Johns Hopkins. There was an increase in cases from Friday, March 13, to Saturday, March 14, but follow-up coverage from March 16 and March 18 pointed to a downward trend.

“Even so, the continuous average of new cases reported in Texas in the past two weeks has dropped by 3,078 a day, a 39.7% decrease, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers,” says a March 16 report, with respect to the number of cases in Texas being over 4,000.

“The researchers also said that the continuous average of new daily cases has dropped 2,695 cases in the past two weeks, a reduction of 37%,” was reported on March 18.

While the headline of March 14, The Dallas Morning News “Texas reports more than 2,300 new COVID-19 cases while Tarrant County adds 22 deaths” emphasizes cases and deaths, the subtitle further acknowledging that “state cases and deaths have declined in the past two weeks.” It is also mentioned that:

Continuous seven-day averages of new cases and deaths in Texas have declined in the past two weeks from Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins data.

The average number of new cases dropped from 7,964 daily on February 25 to 4,648 on March 11, while the average number of deaths fell from 220.6 to 168.9 per day in the same period.

This article may have focused on how Texas has the third highest number of deaths, but it is important to note that it is the second most populous state in the country. California had the highest number of deaths, while New York had the second highest number of deaths. All three states are among the most populous states in the country, although California, under Governor Gavin Newsom, who is facing a recall effort and collapsed because of Abbott’s announcement, had the most rigid blocks.

Again, it is important to emphasize that the virus is not over yet. Show me where Abbott claimed he was. However, we are making progress. People are getting vaccines and cases are declining, including in Texas. Let’s embrace that and act as one.

As mentioned in the report mentioned above, Johns Hopkins offers data on these trends, including in Texas.

After all, the original stated goal was to flatten the curve. Right?

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