It may be useful to see how the virus spreads at the local level. Indeed, that is how it gets started.
Any way that human contact is possible is where the virus can spread. Social distancing does seem to work.
But it has its limits. Unless you want to hole up for several weeks, you will have to get out some. That's how it spreads.
As of this morning, April 1st at about 8:30 am, I have no fever, nor symptoms.
However, I have traveled some. These trips were necessary, and future trips will also be necessary. That entails risk for me.
I am practicing social distancing, but there is no fool-proof way to prevent the spread without total isolation. This is not practical.
It is clear that places like resorts are still seeing traffic. Not everybody is cooperating.
In Val Verde County, there is Lake Amistad. It is on the border with Mexico. It gets visited by tourists. There are a few cases there.
In Uvalde County, there is Garner State Park, a popular place to visit. But many other counties do not have cases yet.
Distance alone does not guarantee anything. It is where people gather that is the trouble spot.
Kimble County doesn't have any cases yet, but could. It is on Interstate 10, about 100 miles from San Antonio. I would expect new cases there in the near future.
There are six counties that border Llano county, which is the county in which I live. Those to the west have no cases. Llano has 3. Burnet to the east and Blanco to the south have a few.
The areas around San Antonio and Austin are filling in. That is the area that I am concerned with because it is closest to me. Not all of the state has been covered here. Late note: Tom Green county has 6 cases reported now. San Angelo is there.
There are markings on the map to indicate where I have looked for new cases. See the key for details.
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