Case counts remain low in area counties
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This illustration, created at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), reveals ultrastructural morphology exhibited by coronaviruses. Note the spikes that adorn the outer surface of the virus, which impart the look of a corona surrounding the virion, when viewed electron microscopically. A novel coronavirus, named Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the cause of an outbreak of respiratory illness first detected in Wuhan, China in 2019. The illness caused by this virus has been named coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
New case counts of COVID-19 continued to stay low among area communities over the last week, according to the Texas Department of Human Health Service’s virus dashboard, which reflects data available as of Thursday at 4:35 p.m.
Gov. Greg Abbott recommends masks days after deeming actual mask mandate unnecessary
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott holds up mask as he talks about the importance of wearing face coverings to prevent the spread of COVID-19 during a news conference in Dallas, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020. (AP Photo/LM Otero)LM Otero, STF / Associated Press
Gov. Greg Abbott still wants you to cover up.
After the Texas governor repealed the statewide mask mandate and declared Texas would 100 percent open, perhaps one could assume Abbott is ready for all of us to openly breathe and cough on one another again.
No, Abbott still wants you to wear a mask. He just won t uphold the statewide mandate that said so.