Stay-at-home orders could reduce COVID-19 cases by 150K in Houston area

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HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — New research projects the total number of Houston-area COVID-19 cases at a few thousand now that stay-at-home orders are in effect. But without that intervention, those who test positive could fill NRG stadium—twice.

Eric Boerwinkle, dean of the UTHealth School of Public Health, leads a team who applied artificial intelligence…