AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: This blog is no longer being updated.
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 Nov. 6 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 934,900 cases have been reported in the state, and more than 18,300 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Travis County: At least 32,928 cases have been reported and at least 457 people have died. At least 31,308 people have recovered from the virus.
- Hays County: At least 6,331 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 91 people have died. At least 5,872 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: At least 9,848 cases have been reported in the county and at least 158 people have died. At least 9,440 people have recovered from the virus.
GRAPHS: Texas coronavirus data Nov. 6
Updates:
6:45 p.m. – Williamson County reported 33 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday, bringing the total to 9,848 cases and 158 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 9,440 people have recovered from the virus.
6:40 p.m. – Travis County reported another death from COVID-19 on Friday along with 180 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 32,928 cases and 457 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 31,308 people have recovered from the virus. Cases in Austin-Travis County are up 47% from a week ago.
Travis County currently has 131 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 44 in the ICU and 18 on ventilators.
5 p.m. – Manor ISD has reported another case of COVID-19, a campus staff member at Manor Middle School. The school district said it is requiring all scholars and staff who were identified to have been in close contact with the individual to self-quarantine through Nov. 18. All those determined to have been in close contact have been notified. The affected classrooms were closed for sanitizing, the school district said.
On Thursday, Manor ISD announced a student at Oak Meadows Elementary also tested positive for COVID-19.
The student was not on campus beyond the past week. Students who were in close contact with this student have been asked to self-quarantine through Nov. 11.
3 p.m. – Hays County reported 18 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 on Friday and 11 additional people now considered recovered. Cases in Hays County are up 60% from a week ago.
There were no hospitalizations or hospital discharges reported in the county on Friday.
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