< thraust> we have some guy making really nice stat graphs in the austin subreddit
< thraust> on 7/8 we had the highest amount of new cases at 753
< thraust> total, we're at just under 18K to date
< thraust> this is for travis county, not just austin
< thraust> on 7/4 a mask mandate was ordered, and a week later a steady decline in the number of new cases per day started
< hlmtre> nah
< hlmtre> coincidence
< thraust> which begs the question, do masks ACTUALLY make a difference?
< hlmtre> masks are like seatbelts
< thraust> also, the protests really started on 5/29 and texas re-open phase 3 on 6/2
< thraust> a week later, the new cases started to shoot up from below 100 per day, to we haven't had below 100 since
< thraust> https://i.redd.it/mtmx78sbk3c51.png
< hlmtre> jesus fuck that is a gorgeous graphic
< thraust> we've had one of these every day since this has started
< hlmtre> as a statistician, this guy is ecstatic
< hlmtre> as a texan, he's saddened
< thraust> for real tho
< Tex> "come and take it, pls"
< Tex> The Lone Stat State
< thraust> everything is bigger in texas, just look at our death rate!
< Tex> The SARS at night are big and bright ? ? ? ?