When Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) announced earlier this month that he was opening his state with a capacity of up to 100 percent and canceling masked mandates, the left was frightened by this demonstration of personal responsibility. President Joe Biden even targeted Abbott for “his Neanderthal thinking,” while continuing to present a demonstration of unity in his March 11 speech to the nation, saying his administration “works with … red and blue states. “
NEW: Issuing an executive order to lift the mask mandate and open Texas to 100%. pic.twitter.com/P4UywmWeuN
– Government Greg Abbott (@GovAbbott) March 2, 2021
Abbott himself acknowledged, with increased emphasis, in his statement, which partly wrote:
Make no mistake, COVID-19 has not disappeared, but it appears from the recoveries, vaccinations, reduced hospitalizations and safe practices that Texans use that state mandates are no longer needed. Today’s announcement does not abandon the safe practices that Texans have learned over the past year. Instead, it is a reminder that each person has a role to play in their own personal safety and that of others.
Abbott’s statement also mentioned that Texas is in the smallest cases. And the number of cases continues to decline. US News & World Report has continuously covered a drop in cases in Texas, using updates from Johns Hopkins. There was an increase in cases from Friday, March 13 to Saturday, March 14, but subsequent coverage from March 16 and March 18 indicated a downward trend.
“Even so, the average number of new cases reported in Texas in the last two weeks has dropped by 3,078 a day, a drop of 39.7%, according to researchers at Johns Hopkins University,” the March 16 report said. regarding the number of cases in Texas being over 4,000.
“Researchers also said that the daily average of new cases decreased by 2,695 cases in the last two weeks, a decrease of 37%,” it was reported on March 18.
While the title of March 14 from Dallas morning news from “Texas reports over 2,300 new COVID-19 cases as Tarrant County adds 22 deaths” highlights cases and deaths, the subtitle still acknowledges that “state cases and deaths have dropped in the last two weeks.” It is also stated that:
The seven-day averages of new cases and deaths in Texas have fallen in the past two weeks since Saturday, according to Johns Hopkins.
The average number of new cases fell 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 over the same period.
This article may focus on how Texas has the third highest number of deaths, but it is essential to note that it is the second most populous state in the country. California recorded the highest number of deaths, while New York recorded the second highest number of deaths. All three states are among the most populous states in the country, although California, led by Gov. Gavin Newsom, which is facing a recall effort and has had a crisis following Abbott’s announcement, has had the strictest blockades.
Again, it is worth noting that the virus is not over. Show me where Abbott claimed he was. But we are making progress. People get vaccines and cases are declining, including in Texas. Let’s embrace that and act like that.
As mentioned in the report mentioned above, Johns Hopkins provides data on these trends, including Texas.
The original purpose mentioned in the mind was to flatten the curve, after all. Right?