Local leaders warn Texas is heading down a dangerous path as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations surge in big cities

Texas Tribune Brief

English - June 22, 2020 23:57 - 4 minutes - 4.29 MB - ★★★★★ - 103 ratings
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When Gov. Greg Abbott let businesses start reopening, he pointed to two metrics as encouraging signs: the hospitalization rate and the infection rate, or the ratio of positive cases to tests conducted. Both of those metrics are on the rise in Texas.