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Greg Abbott: “The number of people testing positive is 975, which is down…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Published | Video Starts at 00:52

Sure. Well, let's dig in very briefly into the numbers because the numbers don't continue to go up. In fact, like today, right now, so far, The number of people testing positive is 975, which is down from a few days ago. What does go up, however, is the number of people being tested. And so when you test more people, there will be more people testing positive. (00:52–01:02)

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Asserts that the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 in Texas is 975, a decrease from previous days.

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