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Greg Abbott: “The positivity rate... earlier this month those numbers were…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Gov. Greg Abbott Interview

Published | Video Starts at 01:13

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. The important numbers are these, and that is what's called The positivity rate... earlier this month those numbers were as high as 7, even 8%... Today, the number is half that. About 4% of the people who were tested test positive. Today, the number is half that. About 4% of the people who were tested test positive. (01:13–01:36)

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Asserts that the COVID-19 positivity rate in Texas has decreased from 7-8% to about 4%.

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