However, testing in the initial stages of the pandemic in the United States was severely limited, and the reporting of relevant statistics by DSHS had not been well organized at that point. On March 19, Abbott signed his first coronavirus-related executive order ( GA-08 ) that signaled the start of the state’s lockdown with a prohibition on social gatherings of more than 10 and mandated the closure of dine-in restaurants, nursing homes, and schools.ĭSHS reports that when Abbott issued his first order, there were only 235 total known cases in Texas, with a seven-day rolling-average of 30 new cases per day. On March 16, the White House Coronavirus Task Force issued health guidelines under the banner “15 Days to Slow the Spread.” Throughout the following week, several local officials began issuing orders limiting public gatherings and instructing the public to stay at home. On March 9, Italy locked down its entire country.Ī few days later, on March 13, Abbott declared a state of disaster for all 254 Texas counties. The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival was canceled after Austin Mayor Steve Adler issued a local state of disaster for the city, and other major cities and counties began issuing similar declarations.
In early March, cases continued growing in Italy and the United States began to see more infections, with Texas health officials reporting the first confirmed case in Fort Bend County on March 4. March: Governments issue lockdown orders as cases spread throughout the U.S.
In late February, places like Iran and the Lombardy region of Italy saw a sizable outbreak of the virus. On January 31, President Trump issued travel restrictions on non-citizens who have traveled to China in the past two weeks.Ĭoncerns in Texas about the virus continued to mount throughout February, as infected passengers aboard a cruise ship were quarantined at Lackland Air Force Base. officials frequently criticize the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for failing to take the proper steps that could have prevented the initial outbreak from escalating into a pandemic. In early January, health officials had begun monitoring the situation in Wuhan, China, where the virus originated. January and February: Concerns about the virus begin to spread. Note that the trend-line of deaths is based on the date of death as reported by DSHS as of Aug. Data from the Department of State Health Services. The last order - Abbott’s requirement for face coverings - was issued on July 2, and since late July, the number of coronavirus cases and hospitalizations in the state has continuously declined.īelow is a look at the COVID-19 data from the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) compared with the timing of Abbott’s most far-reaching executive actions. Of the 29 executive orders Abbott has issued during his tenure in office, 22 have been related to the pandemic.
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