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Lufkin is the seat of Angelina County where officials are rolling back reopenings because of surging COVID-19 hosptializations.
As Texas Gov. Grey Abbott reiterated on Thursday that he wouldn’t require another statewide shutdown, some counties in Deep East Texas are planning their own rollbacks to previous business reopenings. Hospital intensive care units in several counties, including Angelina and Polk, surpassed the 15% threshold for COVID-19 patients set by the state. These counties will reduce capacity in restaurants, gyms, retail stores and other businesses where people gather.
Sharon Shaw is administrator of the Angelina Counties and Cities Health District. She told Texas Standard that COVID fatigue, inconsistentmask-wearing, lack of exposure to the consequences of COVID-19, as well as stubbornness, have all likely contributed to the surge in cases.