It depends who you ask.
On Tuesday, Texas either had 800+ cases or less than 400.
It was either ranked 10 in the nation for cases or 21.
But here's what matters: Stay home. bit.ly/2QEMdAb
Officials said the new system will bring the state's count closer to those of counties and other sources that were reporting hundreds more cases. bit.ly/2QEMdAb
Texas health officials reported 34 cases in Dallas County on Tuesday morning.
Meanwhile, the county reported 169 cases among its residents.
(The state updated the Dallas cases to 131 on Tuesday evening.) bit.ly/2QEMdAb
The state health department’s traditionally reporting process is lengthy.
And there is limited testing capacity. bit.ly/2QEMdAb
According to a Washington Post report, “New York has processed seven times as many tests as Texas,” although Texas has over 9 million more residents. bit.ly/2QEMdAb
Sick people need to go to the hospital.
People not showing symptoms need to stay home.
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