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https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-150-precent-increase

Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations see 150% increase in last month

Last week, the state’s health commissioner noted a 150% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations between June 27 and July 20. Dr. John Hellerstedt, the commissioner of the department of state health services, noted that the delta variant makes up most new cases in Texas.


Just two months ago:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/05/18/greg-abbott-texas-mask-mandate/

Gov. Greg. Abbott says no public schools or government entities will be allowed to require masks

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Just last month:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/07/texas-vaccine-passports-covid-19/

Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to punish businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination

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@vivify said
Just last month:

https://www.texastribune.org/2021/06/07/texas-vaccine-passports-covid-19/

Gov. Greg Abbott signs bill to punish businesses that require proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Just following Eladar's brilliant plan of getting as many people infected with COVID as possible.

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@vivify said
https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-150-precent-increase

[quote]Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations see 150% increase in last month

Last week, the state’s health commissioner noted a 150% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations between June 27 and July 20. Dr. John Hellerstedt, the commissioner of the department of state health services, noted ...[text shortened]... Gov. Greg. Abbott says no public schools or government entities will be allowed to require masks[/b]
and the border remains open


https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/dozens-of-newly-released-migrants-test-positive-for-virus-hundreds-of-border-agents-are-south-texas-bound/

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Evidently 11 people died of covid in Texas yesterday,

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@eladar said
Evidently 11 people died of covid in Texas yesterday,
How many do you think will die in the next month just so Gov. Abbott can appease right wing anti-vaxxer and COVID deniers like yourself?

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@mott-the-hoople said
and the border remains open


https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/dozens-of-newly-released-migrants-test-positive-for-virus-hundreds-of-border-agents-are-south-texas-bound/
So it's okay to ban schools, government buildings and businesses from requiring masks or proof of vaccination?

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@no1marauder said
How many do you think will die in the next month just so Gov. Abbott can appease right wing anti-vaxxer and COVID deniers like yourself?
Just saying the numbers are far from concerning as a medical emergency.

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@vivify said
So it's okay to ban schools, government buildings and businesses from requiring masks or proof of vaccination?
In Oklahoma they made it illegal to require students to wear a mask to go to school for simply not being vaccinated.

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@eladar said
Just saying the numbers are far from concerning as a medical emergency.
Even if we were to callously accept that eleven deaths in one day is "far from concerning", there's still the issue of a huge spike in people suffering in hospitals.

You're also missing the point: the Republican governor recently banned government buildings and schools from requiring masks and banned businesses from requiring proof of vaccination.

And look at the results.

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@eladar said
Just saying the numbers are far from concerning as a medical emergency.
As you should know by now, weekend reports are always lower; in fact, most States and localities don't even report on Sundays.

As sure as night follows day, an increase in cases leads to more deaths in the weeks following.

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@mott-the-hoople said
and the border remains open


https://www.borderreport.com/hot-topics/immigration/dozens-of-newly-released-migrants-test-positive-for-virus-hundreds-of-border-agents-are-south-texas-bound/
Could you get a slightly more current article than March 3rd?

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@vivify said
So it's okay to ban schools, government buildings and businesses from requiring masks or proof of vaccination?
that is up to individual states…it is not ok to allow known infected people in illegally

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@no1marauder said
Could you get a slightly more current article than March 3rd?
has something changed? well yes I guess the number of illegals has increased dramatically

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@vivify said
https://www.foxnews.com/health/texas-covid-19-hospitalizations-150-precent-increase

[quote]Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations see 150% increase in last month

Last week, the state’s health commissioner noted a 150% increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations between June 27 and July 20. Dr. John Hellerstedt, the commissioner of the department of state health services, noted ...[text shortened]... Gov. Greg. Abbott says no public schools or government entities will be allowed to require masks[/b]
Be careful about assuming cause and effects.

COVID comes in waves. It did last summer in Texas as well.

Texas had been living normally at least since late winter (and arguably since last Spring). COVID fell this Spring with substantially similar COVID rules (or lack thereof).

I have seen no evidence that mask mandates are correlated to better COVID outcomes.