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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 March 20 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 2.3 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 46,200 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Travis County: At least 78,108 cases have been reported and at least 802 people have died. At least 76,175 people have recovered from the virus.
- Hays County: At least 16,877 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 235 people have died. At least 16,221 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: At least 36,556 cases have been reported in the county and at least 435 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: Coronavirus data March 19
Updates:
6 p.m. – Travis County reported 97 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 78,108 cases and 802 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 76,175 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 158 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 57 in the ICU and 36 on ventilators.
5:30 p.m. – The alternate care site at the Austin Convention Center, which has been treating COVID-19 patients since early January due to high hospitalization rates, finished treating patients on Saturday, March 20.
The site stopped accepting new patients on Tuesday, March 8, as hospitalization rates declined.
“The alternate care site was a critical asset to help our health care system remain stable,” said Dr. Mark Escott, Interim Austin-Travis County Health Authority. “We are thankful to the state and all the contracted staff that worked at the facility to care for residents from across Central Texas.”
10:45 a.m. – Vaccinate Austin and Family Hospital Systems have partnered to vaccine more people in Central Texas. Find their new waitlist here.
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