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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 April 2 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 2.3 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 47,500 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Travis County: At least 79,422 cases have been reported and at least 819 people have died. At least 77,574 people have recovered from the virus.
- Hays County: At least 17,187 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 236 people have died. At least 16,551 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: At least 37,226 cases have been reported in the county and at least 450 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: Coronavirus data April 2, 2021
Updates:
5:50 p.m. – Travis County reported another death from COVID-19 on Friday along with 98 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 79,422 cases and 819 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 77,574 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 139 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 56 in the ICU and 29 on ventilators.
5:15 p.m. – The state of Texas will receive more than 2.5 million first doses of COVID-19 vaccines the week of April 5, as well as 626,290 second doses for people who have already been vaccinated. To find out where they're headed, check out the link below.
5:30 a.m. – The Travis Association for the Blind Austin Lighthouse will be receiving 300 doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Walgreens to meet the needs of its blind and visually impaired employees and community. The distribution will be held at the association's southeast Austin location at 4512 S. Pleasant Valley Road from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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