Gov. Greg Abbott plans to relax business restrictions soon if COVID-19 numbers continue to drop from

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Gov. Greg Abbott plans to relax business restrictions soon if COVID-19 numbers continue to drop from record highs

by Megan Menchaca, Texax Tribune


During a Thursday press conference, Gov. Greg Abbott said that more announcements are likely “coming soon” about relaxing COVID-19 restrictions in Texas as cases and hospitalizations continue to drop.

Abbott spoke at a roundtable discussion in Dallas with small business owners about the state’s role in supporting small businesses during the pandemic. As more Texans continue to get vaccinated and COVID-19 hospitalizations trend downward, Abbott said, he plans to lift statewide restrictions if trends continue.

“We know there are businesses that need to get back to work. There are employees that have bills to pay. There are jobs that must be opened,” Abbott said. “I was visiting with the people around the table today to expect that things economically will be picking up very rapidly.”

On Thursday, 8,933 people were hospitalized with COVID-19 in Texas — the first time the number has dropped below 9,000 since December, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The state also reported 9,936 new confirmed COVID-19 cases and 2,332 new probable cases.

Read more: https://www.texastribune.org/2021/02/11/texas-greg-abbott-coronavirus-business-restrictions/

[nature-lover]

1. Yes, but in my TX county the cases are going down and the deaths are going up.

5 deaths yesterday. We have a population of 168,000 in the county.