Texas Case Rate At Lowest Since June After Reopening

On March 2nd Texas governor Greg Abbott revoked the states mask mandate. He followed by fully opening his state on the 10th.

As Abbott committed to reopening his state, democratic politicians blasted him, claiming that cases and fatalities would skyrocket. 

Remember when everyone said that thousands of Texans would die after Gov. @GregAbbott_TX opened the state?

Since the mask mandate was repealed on March 2, cases have dropped by about 4,000 per day and deaths have dropped by 137 per day.https://t.co/bbvtBXcw6s

— Daily Caller (@DailyCaller) April 5, 2021

Now, three weeks later the states COVID 19 positivity rate, has plummeted dramatically. Their case rate is currently lower than it has been since June of 2020. 

Hospitalization are also down. Texas reported 3.104 COVID 19 patients as of Saturday. This number is lowest number of hospitalizations since September. 

To top it all off, Texas has experienced a drop in COVID fatalities. These numbers are at the lowest they have been since November. 

The state of Texas hit a record low for COVID-19 cases three weeks after Gov. Greg Abbott lifted the state’s virus restrictions and mask mandate.

https://t.co/Csc1sz5VRF

— E (@ElijahSchaffer) April 5, 2021

Mississippi also began loosening restrictions around the same time, and the data mirrors. Mississippi has also seen a drop in case rate.