Texas passed NY in COVID deaths, despite once trailing by 29K

Post #439,546 by lincoln 8/1/21 1:36:34 PM 8/1/21 1:36:34 PM Reply	Texas passed NY in COVID deaths, despite once trailing by 29K Texas has passed New York to become the state with the second-most COVID-19 deaths, a feat experts say was driven by an inability to control transmission of the virus here. Texas reached the milestone Wednesday, hitting 53,275 deaths, despite trailing New York by more than 29,000 fatalities last summer. [...] On March 2nd, 2021 Governor Abbott lifted the mask mandates. “It’s time to reopen Texas 100 percent,” Abbott told reporters at a restaurant in Lubbock. https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/health/article/Texas-New-York-COVID-deaths-case-numbers-16352409.php Satan (impatiently) to Newcomer: The trouble with you Chicago people is, that you think you are the best people down here; whereas you are merely the most numerous. - - - Mark Twain, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's New Calendar" 1897
Post #439,548 by scoenye 8/1/21 5:48:19 PM 8/1/21 5:48:19 PM Reply	s/inablility/unwilligness/
Post #439,549 by malraux 8/1/21 6:53:36 PM 8/1/21 6:53:36 PM Reply	It will be blamed on immigrants That's the line my dad has been fed. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.
Post #439,550 by drook 8/1/21 10:11:13 PM 8/1/21 10:11:13 PM Reply	Wait, I got this "But infection rates South of the border are lower than in Texas." "Then they must be sending infected people here to get free treatment and keep their numbers down!" Am I close? -- Drew
Post #439,558 by malraux 8/2/21 9:47:08 AM 8/2/21 9:47:08 AM Reply	Nailed it, probably. Texas is almost exactly at the US average for cases per 1M population, huh. Similar for California and New Mexico. Arizona is higher though. Almost like immigration doesn't actually modify cases. Regards, -scott Welcome to Rivendell, Mr. Anderson.

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