{"id":4566,"date":"2020-11-20T11:22:11","date_gmt":"2020-11-20T11:22:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/?p=4566"},"modified":"2020-11-20T11:23:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-20T11:23:46","slug":"tx-gov-abbotts-mask-mandate-failure-as-expected","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.no-lockdown.com\/index.php\/2020\/11\/20\/tx-gov-abbotts-mask-mandate-failure-as-expected\/","title":{"rendered":"TX .GOV ABBOTTs MASK MANDATE FAILURE AS EXPECTED AND PREDICTED:"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Abbott had issued a statewide mask mandate <\/a>for the state on July 2 after a spike in virus cases and hospitalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That order called for “all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, the state had recorded 8,000 new cases of the virus in a single day and was experiencing a spike. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday NOV 17, the state recorded 10,826 new daily cases.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

 <\/a>CARLOS GARCIA<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gov. Greg Abbott said despite the increased numbers of coronavirus cases in Texas, he will not order any new lockdowns in his state.POLL: Who is the most corrupt?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

“We are not going to have any more lockdowns in the state of Texas,” Abbott said<\/a> to a Dallas radio host.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our focal point is gonna be working to heal those who have COVID,” he explained, “get them out of hospitals quickly, make sure they get back to their normal lives.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Abbott had issued a statewide mask mandate <\/a>for the state on July 2 after a spike in virus cases and hospitalizations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

That order called for “all Texans to wear a face covering over the nose and mouth in public spaces in counties with 20 or more positive COVID-19 cases, with few exceptions.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At that time, the state had recorded 8,000 new cases of the virus in a single day and was experiencing a spike. On Tuesday, the state recorded 10,826 new daily cases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hospitalizations due to the coronavirus have also increased since the first lockdown orders in June and July. At that time, Texas had seen 5,102 <\/em><\/strong>hospitalizations due to the virus, but four months later the state has more than 7,400 <\/em><\/strong>hospitalizations from coronavirus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n