It has now been 26 days since March 10th, when Texas "reopened 100%" with no statewide mask mandate; it has been 34 days since @GovAbbott announced the reopening.
So far, so good.
"Cases," positivity rate, hospital and ICU patients with COVID-19, and deaths are all down.
"Cases" are noisy, bouncy, and uneven, for a variety of reasons. Holidays and three-day-weekends impact the reporting. They're a mess. But they're down since Texas reopened 100%, according to @TexasDSHS data.
Next, let's look at the seven-day-averages to get a clearer picture.
The seven-day-average of Texas "cases" of COVID-19:
-DOWN 30.5% from the day Texas "reopened 100%" with no more statewide mask mandate.
-DOWN 54% from the day @GovAbbott made his announcement.
-DOWN 89% from the January peak.
Patients in Texas hospitals testing positive for COVID-19:
-DOWN 37.1% since Texas "reopened 100%" while eliminating its statewide mask mandate.
-DOWN 49.7% since @GregAbbott_TX announced the end of the shutdowns and mandates.
-DOWN 80.5% from the peak.
Patients in Texas ICU beds testing positive for COVID-19:
-DOWN 35.1% since Texas "reopened 100%" with no statewide mask mandate.
-DOWN 48.3% since @GregAbbott_TX announced the end of shutdowns and mandates in Texas.
-DOWN 76% from the January peak.
4.5% of Texas hospital beds (about 1 in 22) are being utilized by those who test positive for COVID-19, which is:
-DOWN 36.3% since Texas fully reopened with no statewide mask mandates.
The 7-day-average "case" level is down 87.9% from the peak back in January.
According to @TexasDSHS data, the number of patients in Texas hospitals who also tested positive for COVID-19: down 35.5% since Texas reopened "100%" without a statewide mask mandate.