High Covid hospitalization rates in SE Texas force 4 local counties to roll back reopening plans

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GALVESTON COUNTY, Texas — Seven straight days of high hospitalization rates forced the governor’s office to tell several Southeast Texas counties to scale back their reopening plans.

According to the state, Galveston, Chambers, Brazoria, Hardin, Jasper, Jefferson, Liberty, Orange and Newton counties make up a Trauma Service Area that has had seven consecutive days in which the number of Covid-19 hospitalized…