This is not an academic exercise. It is not a threshold that we should in any way celebrate reaching. What we need to recognize is that without community action, we are going to find ourselves in a very difficult situation, Hidalgo said.
Hidalgo added that this is the last wake-up call we might get and called for residents to avoid any gatherings with people they don t live with to help prevent the spread of the virus.
When asked about Gov. Abbott s threshold, she said it s something she welcomes. I welcome a threshold the governor has laid out. We need that sharp change right now, Hidalgo said. I am concerned that this threshold has not yielded the necessary change in other areas, like El Paso. Right now, the best thing we can do is take this threshold as a wake-up call.