- A higher hospitalization rate gives a higher fatality rate
- A higher ICU rate gives a higher fatality rate
- As restriction lifted with Open Texas the rate of infection increased, with a slight delay
- More testing leads to lower transmission later
- Higher population density means higher transmission rate
- Rural counties neighboring urban areas had higher rates than rural counties not near urban areas
- Travel between regions affected spread
- Rural counties had less spread (low population, as opposed to population density)