Although COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are decreasing in Texas, there are still significant levels of disease in the community, and with new variants spreading, testing is crucial to staying on top of the virus, said Dr. James McDeavitt, senior vice president and dean of clinical affairs at Baylor College of Medicine.
McDeavitt said the public messaging has largely shifted from encouraging people to get tested to encouraging people to get vaccinated.
“With all the publicity this past week and the opening of Texas and the mask discussion, there’s probably a group of the population that is less focused on testing than maybe they were before,” McDeavitt said.
Texas reports largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases | The Texas Tribune
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That's because in spite of Gov Abbott , many business still require masks.