Roberts: Community spread rates down, but still substantial
Posted/updated on: September 25, 2021 at 4:11 pm
TYLER — More mixed news on COVID-19 in East Texas. A number of figures are up, but NET Health’s George Roberts says it appears the total number of positive cases is going down on a daily basis. He singles out statistics for Smith County, where the spread rate went down from about 130 per day on a seven-day basis a couple of weeks ago to 86.17 on Thursday. The trend is similar in Gregg County. Still, Roberts points out that the area remains in a state of substantial spread — and he continues to urge caution and vaccinations.
