85 infants test positive for COVID-19 in Texas county amid alarming spike

[RandySF]

Eighty-five infants tested positive for the coronavirus this week in a Texas county amid an alarming spike in cases in the state.

Nueces County’s public health director said at a meeting Friday that a review of the county’s coronavirus data unveiled the startling statistic.

“These babies have not even had their first birthdays yet,” Annette Rodriguez said. “Please help us to stop the spread of this disease. Stay social distanced from others; stay protected. Wear a mask when in public and for everyone else, please do your best to stay home.”

The statistics comes as Texas experiences a surge in coronavirus cases, recording 10,000 new cases per day for several days in a row this week. Gov. Greg Abbott (R) has issued a statewide mask mandate to try to blunt the spread of the pandemic.




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[JDC]

1. John Cornyn tells us he's seen no evidence it can effect children

This is as sad as it gets.

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

4. Testing positive is not the same as getting sick.

That's really important to keep in mind.

Meanwhile, if the infants are testing positive, at least one adult who's in their lives will almost undoubtedly have also tested positive.

[riversedge]

6. Cornyn is the deep sinking #trumpswamp

[Lunabell]

2. Where are all the prolifers?

Any of you idiots lurking here care to comment on the lives of living breathing babies with covid?

[czarjak]

3. Hoax? If only!

[shockey80]

5. We don't know the long term effects of the virus.

Will these babies have some type of long term damage? No one knows, yet.

This is something that is not being talked about enough. We could see adults and children who survived the virus come down with some type of disorder months or years from now.