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Coronavirus updates in Central Texas: 300 Austin health care workers will be vaccinated Tuesday morning

Here are the latest COVID-19 updates, closures and postponements in Central Texas for Monday, Dec. 14.

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KVUE is keeping you updated with the latest coronavirus and COVID-19 news in the Austin area.

Scroll down for the top headlines and latest updates in KVUE's Dec. 14 live blog.

COVID-19 numbers:

  • Texas: More than 1.3 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 23,800 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
  • Central Texas counties: 
    • Travis County: At least 42,856 cases have been reported and at least 507 people have died. At least 38,879 people have recovered from the virus.
    • Hays County: At least 8,313 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 107 people have died. At least 6,927 people have recovered from the virus.
    • Williamson County: At least 15,959 cases have been reported in the county and at least 181 people have died. At least 14,910 people have recovered from the virus.

For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.

Updates:

6 p.m. – Travis County is now reporting a total of 42,856 reported cases, 38,879 recoveries and 507 deaths.

5:45 p.m. – Hays County is now reporting a total of 8,313 reported cases, 6,927 recoveries and 107 deaths.

Williamson County is now reporting a total of 15,959 reported cases, 14,910 recoveries and 181 deaths.

5:30 p.m. – A spokesperson for Dell Medical School says 300 health care workers will be vaccinated Tuesday morning starting at 8 a.m.

3:50 p.m. – The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) reported Monday that there were four new COVID-19 cases among the inmate population and nine new cases among TCSO employees. TCSO said there were only two confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 among inmates in quarantine because two inmates were released on bond. In total, TCSO said there were 30 inmates in quarantine (inmates who are experiencing virus-like illness symptoms) among a jail population of 1,863 and 254 inmates were in isolation (all newly booked, "healthy" inmates are held in single-occupancy cells for the first 10-14 days as another layer of protection to keep COVID-19 from entering our general population).

9:30 a.m. – The first round of COVID-19 vaccines have arrived in Austin.

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6:25 a.m. – The State Health Department told KVUE UT's medical facility will receive nearly 3,000 vaccines sometime Monday morning. It will be the first hospital in Central Texas to have these Pfizer doses on hand and start bringing relief.

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