Texas Governor Greg Abbott has previously said that the positivity test rate rising above 10% (i.e., one in ten being tested, test positive for the virus) would constitute a “warning flag” for his state.
Yesterday, the seven-day moving average positivity rate rose to 10.42%, a level not seen since mid-April, when the state was still under lockdown.
Abbott is reacting this morning, banning elective surgeries in Dallas, Harris, Travis, and Bexar counties (homes to Dallas, Houston, Austin, and San Antonio). This will help ensure hospital bed availability to COVID-19 patients.
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