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KVUE is keeping you updated with the latest coronavirus and COVID-19 news in the Austin area.
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COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas:
- More than 5.4 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 83,100 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 29, and an average of 225 people are hospitalized. The community transmission rate is 75.8 cases per 100,000 (high) and the positivity rate is 8.4%. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 198,532 cases have been reported and at least 1,347 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 2,475 active cases, and 13 people are currently hospitalized. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 52,369 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 479 people have died.
- Williamson County: There are 59 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Eight percent of hospital beds are available, and 7% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 109,360 cases have been reported and at least 849 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. 23, 2022
Updates:
4:36 p.m. – The Texas Juvenile Justice Department (TJJD) provided the following updates today related to COVID-19:
- TJJD has not received a confirmed positive case in more than 72 hours.
- At this time, TJJD has two active cases across its facilities (one staff and one youth).
12 p.m. – Due to the weather, Travis County’s mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinics have been canceled for Thursday. The Central Texas Allied Health Institute’s vaccine clinic at African American Youth Harvest Foundation also closed early. For Friday’s operations, Travis County will continue to monitor weather and road conditions and will provide updates as they become available.
10:36 a.m. – Austin city officials announced Thursday that the Austin-Travis County community would shift back to Stage 4 of its COVID-19 risk-based guidelines.
Austin entered Stage 4 territory last week in the metrics the city uses when determining coronavirus precaution stages.
OTHER COVID-19 HEADLINES:
- When does COVID-19 go from pandemic to endemic? There’s no statistical cut-off
- Yes, there have been reports of heart inflammation in adolescents after COVID-19 vaccination, but cause not yet known
- Yes, heart inflammation after COVID-19 vaccination has been reported more in boys and young men
- Target eliminates face mask requirement for employees and shoppers