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Just  my speculation, I think we're seeing a general slight upward trend from reopening, a mild spike from Memorial Day Weekend activity, and now perhaps a secondary rise from the protests and riots.  It's going to be really difficult to untangle all of that, and perhaps it's not even really necessary.  As stated, the key metric is hospital/ICU capacity.

But I'm still interested in what's unique about Houston compared to Austin/Dallas/San Antonio when it comes to the recent hospitalization increases.

my personal theory is that this is due to both opening up and the protests we should be on the down trend again in 1 to 2 weeks unless of course more protests follow

I'm with you, up to the thought that we'll be back on a downtrend after 1 to 2 weeks.

If we see a spike from the protests, it might decline from that spike, but I think the case levels will continue to increase in conjunction with just how much "reopening" is occurring and how complacent individuals are about continuing to physical distance and take basic precautions [like masks]. 

I think that's been the problem here in California all along... While I think we did a great job initially, I suspect that a de facto reopening was occurring far in advance of the state actually allowing it, by people being complacent and finding ways around the restrictions. I know for a fact that there were underground hair/nail salons, people working out of their homes for these services, etc. Our numbers started great, but then they grew, and grew, and grew. Never a spike, but just slow growth. 

I guess there are some worrying signs out of Texas

and what would thay be

It's full of Texans?  

I can't talk, I was born there.  

Testing now can be both a leading and trailing indicator.  If folks are feeling symptoms, they will be more likely to seek testing.  So, more infected could mean more testing.

And more testing of course could reveal more infected, if you're testing the rep sample.  I'd love to see a break down of who is being tested.

Father in law had to get tested last week for hand surgery--negative as well.

He's one of the ones we worry about getting it, since he has Szogren's Syndrome, an autoimmune disorder. That and being 65 would put him in higher risk group, although he's otherwise very healthy.

I'm sure many who thinks they have symptoms, and many who just start feeling bad, even GI disorder, gets tested.

I don't know of any study that has tested a rep panel of the pop.

they are doing that in nursing homes