Texas COVID-19 cases plummet
one month after mask mandate lifted




TEXAS
—
A month after Texas Governor Greg Abbott announced full reopening and
a repeal of the mask mandate, the number of coronavirus cases and
death totals fell. The state has recorded the lowest number of daily
new coronavirus cases since June 2020.

Since mask mandates have a deleterious impact on police officers,
this news should be viewed with optimism.

Despite negative feedback from leaders in the Democrat Party, including
President Joe Biden who described Gov. Abbott’s decision as
“Neanderthal thinking” and Gov. Newsom (D-CA) describing it as
“absolutely reckless,” Texas seems to have moved in the right direction,
Post Millennial reported.

According to data from the New York Times COVID tracker, coronavirus cases
in Texas have dropped by nearly 4,000 per day, while deaths have dropped
to nearly 137 per day since Gov. Abbott repealed the mask mandate.

Quote:Allahpundit
@allahpundit

now more than three weeks since texas’s mask mandate
was lifted and the seven-day average in cases is the
lowest it’s been since last june
https://worldometers.info/coronavirus/usa/texas/

When Abbott made the decision to lift the mask mandate on March 2, Texas
averaged 7,253 new cases and 232 deaths per week. The state is now averaging
3,224 new coronavirus cases and 88 deaths per week, according to data reported
by the New York Times COVID tracker.

Quote:Gov. Greg Abbott
@GovAbbott
NEW:
Issuing an executive order to lift the mask mandate
and open Texas to 100 percent.

“Today’s announcement doesn’t abandon safe practices that Texans have mastered
over the past year. Instead, it’s a reminder that each person has a role to play in their
own personal safety & the safety of others,” said Gov. Abbott announcing his decision
to fully open the state of Texas.

“With this executive order, we are ensuring that all businesses and families in Texas have
the freedom to determine their own destiny,” Abbott added.

According to the New York Times tracker, 15.7 percent of Texas residents have received
the COVID-19 vaccine while 27.9 percent of the population has received at least
one dose of the shot.








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