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COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas:
- More than 5.3 million cases have been reported in the state, and around 79,700 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Austin-Travis County: The seven-day moving average for new hospital admissions is 58, and an average of 482 people are hospitalized. The community transmission rate is 413.3 (high) and the positivity rate is 20.7%. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 182,026 cases have been reported and at least 1,283 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 5,812 active cases, and 29 people are currently hospitalized. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 49,563 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 459 people have died.
- Williamson County: There are 195 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Eleven percent of hospital beds are available, and 5% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 107,336 cases have been reported and at least 817 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: COVID-19 data for Feb. 8, 2022
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Updates:
3:05 p.m. – Here's a glance at Tuesday's COVID-19 number from around the state and here in the area.
TEXAS
- 8,801 new cases - the fewest in a single day in all of 2022
- 7-day average: 15,492/day
- Down 15% day-to-day
- Down 45% from a week ago
- Down 63% from a month ago
- 7-day average: 15,492/day
- 282 new deaths
- 79,711 total to date
- 9,529 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals
- Down 1% day-to-day
- Down 22% from a week ago
- Down 3.5% from a month ago
- Positivity back below 20% to 19.25%
LOCAL
- 691 new cases today
- 7-day average: 1,025/day (down from a peak of 4,261 on Jan. 23)
- Down 12% day-to-day
- Down 52% from a week ago
- Down 72% from a month ago
- 7-day average: 1,025/day (down from a peak of 4,261 on Jan. 23)
- 58.3/day new hospital admissions and falling
- 543 COVID-19 patients in Austin area (TSA O) hospitals
- +10 day-to-day
- Down more than 100 from a week ago
- 10% bed availability
- 161 COVID-19 patients in Austin area (TSA O) ICUs
- +11 day-to-day
- -11 from a week ago
- 45 beds available (37 adult, 8 pediatric) = 8.7% availability
10 a.m. – Austin and Travis County leaders are getting an update from Austin Public Health. Listen in:
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