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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 daily live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas:
- More than 5.3 million cases have been reported in the state, and around 80,900 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 56, and an average of 387 people are hospitalized. The community transmission rate is 234.9 (high) and the positivity rate is 15.9%. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 185,749 cases have been reported and at least 1,321 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 2,958 active cases, and 25 people are currently hospitalized. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 50,732 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 467 people have died.
- Williamson County: There are 109 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Nine percent of hospital beds are available, and 6% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 108,433 cases have been reported and at least 830 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
Updates:
5:45 p.m. – Hays County reported 448 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Monday along with nine new hospitalizations and 12 new hospital discharges. There are 1,416 additional people considered recovered.
5:40 p.m. – Travis County reported seven more deaths from COVID-19 on Monday along with 1,448 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 185,749 cases and 1,321 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 183,077 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 345 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 93 in the ICU and 51 on ventilators.
10:45 a.m. – The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) reported four new COVID-19 positives among the inmate population and 12 new COVID-19 positives among TCSO employees (Corrections, Law Enforcement and Administration Bureaus).
7 a.m. – A new COVID-19 testing site is opening in Pflugerville at Heritage Park, located at 901 Old Austin Hutto Road. The site will be open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Saturday.
Tests are free and insurance is not required. To register, visit this website and register as a new patient. When prompted, enter APFLGVHP as the office location code.
OTHER COVID-19 HEADLINES:
- Walmart ending mask mandate for fully vaccinated store employees effective immediately
- US authorizes new antibody drug to fight omicron
- Can you get omicron twice? Austin infectious disease doctor weighs in
- Study: COVID booster effectiveness wanes but remains strong
- FDA delays meeting on COVID vaccines for kids under 5