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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 Nov. 8 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 3.5 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 70,700 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 13, and an average of 119 people are hospitalized. The seven-day moving average for new cases is 91. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 120,481 cases have been reported and at least 1,172 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 380 active cases, and 12 people are currently hospitalized (eight unvaccinated, four vaccinated). Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 29,864 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 401 people have died.
- Williamson County: There are 81 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Twenty-two percent of hospital beds are available, and 15% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 65,886 cases have been reported and at least 708 people have died.
- Central Texas school districts:
- Austin ISD: As of Nov. 8, there are a total of 46 new COVID-19 cases (36 students, 8 employees, 2 others) and a total of 133 new exposures (132 students, 1 employee). Since Aug. 16, there have been 1,405 cumulative positive cases (1,149 students, 231 employees, 25 others) and 7,856 cumulative exposures (7,724 students, 110 employees, 22 others).
- Round Rock ISD: As of Nov. 8, there are 11 new positive cases (10 students, 1 employee) and 76 new "close contacts" (70 students, 6 employees). There have been 1,892 total cumulative positive cases (1,642 students, 250 employees) and 15,843 total cumulative "close contacts" (14,607 students, 1,236 employees).
- Leander ISD: For the week of Nov.6-Nov. 12, there have been 24 total positive cases. There have been 1,694 total cumulative positive cases.
- Pflugerville ISD: For the week of Nov. 7-Nov. 12, there have been 0 total positive cases. There have been 1,115 total cumulative positive cases.
- Hays CISD: As of Nov. 8, there are 51 active student cases and 7 active staff cases. There have been a total of 969 cumulative student cases and 165 cumulative staff cases.
- Texas Public Schools (2021-22 school year; updated on Fridays with data from the previous Monday-Sunday)
- Cumulative positive student cases: 211,788
- Cumulative positive staff cases: 38,865
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here. KVUE is tracking COVID-19 data from five school districts in Central Texas. Many school districts have their own COVID-19 dashboard.
Updates:
5:50 p.m. – Hays County reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Monday – a San Marcos man in his 70s and a Driftwood woman in her 40s. Health officials also reported 184 new confirmed cases along with seven new hospitalizations and four new hospital discharges. There are 219 additional people considered recovered.
5:40 p.m. – Travis County reported five new COVID-19 deaths on Monday along with 115 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 120,481 cases and 1,172 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 118,474 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 124 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 55 in the ICU and 30 on ventilators.
2:30 p.m. – The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) said there were zero new COVID-19 cases among its inmate population and one new case among TCSO employees since their last update. TCSO said its jail population was 1,175. Among them, seven inmates were in quarantine, meaning they are experiencing virus-like illness symptoms.
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