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Coronavirus in Texas

Share of positive COVID-19 cases as Texas reopened was higher than originally reported, new state calculations show

Public health experts say discrepancies in key metrics, such as the positivity rate, made it difficult for officials to make informed policy decisions.

Shubhi Agarwal is a freshman at the University of Texas at Austin and got tested for COVID-19. Sept. 4, 2020.

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