“Texas has the highest COVID positivity rate and case count in the nation.”
What FactCheck.org found
According to CDC data, several states have either a higher seven-day test positivity percentage or a higher seven-day case rate per 100,000 people than Texas.
Their words, from the summary they publish with the rating.
In short
Julián Castro (Former Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development) made this claim around 15 July 2021. FactCheck.org (United States) looked into it and published its finding on 19 July 2021, 4 days later. Its rating was “Not Per CDC Data”.
Julián Castro has 6 checked claims in this archive. Fact-checking organisations rated 3 of them false or fake, 1 misleading or mixed and 1 true.
This check was done by FactCheck.org, not by DoesItStand. We list it so you can find it. Their full evidence and reasoning are in their article.