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TEXAS (KTRK) -- On the same day Texas saw more hospitalizations on a single day than any other during the pandemic, health experts, including Dr. Anthony Fauci, are warning that despite the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, the next few weeks will likely get worse before they get better. With just 0.6% of the U.S. now vaccinated, it could be months before enough people have the vaccine before it makes a significant difference in case counts. Across Texas, cases have continued to rise, spiking immed...

Guilt and grief | Austin ICU doctor speaks on hospital capacity threat Dr. Shailaja Hayden shared her heartbreaking experiences working in local hospital rooms and dealing with the deaths of her patients. Author: Drew Knight Updated: 5:21 PM CST December 29, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas — In their weekly briefing on Tuesday, Travis County Judge Andy Brown and Interim Medical Director and Health Authority for Austin Public Health Dr. Mark Escott were joined by a local doc...

 | 7   |  The Texas Department of State Health Services reported Monday a pandemic high 11,351 hospitalizations from COVID-19. This surpasses the previous all-time high of 10,893, which occurred on July 22. The record comes in the midst of a holiday season public health experts worry could exacerbate the already rapidly spreading virus and following an increase in cases weeks after Thanksgiving. This hospital data does not account for people who are hospitalized but have...

Austin could run out of ICU beds within 1-2 weeks if trend continues Austin could run out of ICU beds within 1-2 weeks if trend continues Interim public health authority Dr. Mark Escott said with current projections, Austin could run out of ICU beds within one to two weeks. AUSTIN, Texas - Last week, Austin entered stage five of COVID-19 restrictions. Based on what Austin Public Health is saying this week, the decision to do so was a no-brainer. "The last week has brought us a worsening situati...

Austin could run out of hospital and ICU beds in 1-2 weeks, Dr. Escott says "Were going to enter 2021 in a state of emergency," said Dr. Mark Escott in a weekly briefing. Author: Rebecca Flores Updated: 6:35 PM CST December 28, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas — Austin Public Health held its weekly coronavirus update on Dec. 28, just days after the Christmas holiday. In last weeks COVID-19 update, Austin-Travis County officially moved to Stage 5 of the risk-based COVID-19 g...

Dell Medical School Doctor Oliver Fannin receives the COVID-19 vaccine Pfizer BioNTech during injections to healthcare workers at Dell Medical School on Dec. 15, 2020. (Gabriel C. Pérez/KUT News) There may be the need to call in refrigerated trailers to store bodies if nothing is done to halt the spread of the coronavirus in Travis County, interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said at a news conference Monday. “It appears we will enter 2021 in a state of emergency,” he said. Hospital ad...

Restaurant owners react to guidelines recommending they go contactless Austin Public Health says a failure to implement Stage 5 recommendations could result in stricter measures. AUSTIN, Texas - A request from Austin Public Health for restaurants to move to curbside and delivery only as the city transitions into the Stage 5 risk category hasnt been well received by the Texas Restaurant Association.  "You cant ask people to lose their entire livelihood, their entire business theyve built over t...

Signs in the hallway of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy tell people to wear masks and wash their hands. Austin and Travis County have moved into stage 5 restrictions to prevent the spread of COVID-19, officials announced at a news conference Wednesday. At this level, residents are urged to stay home and businesses are asked to operate only through curbside and delivery. Austin Public Healths interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said the community had reached another "critical moment":...

KVUE — The City of Austin on Wednesday, December 23, officially entered Stage 5 in its risk-based COVID-19 guidelines, marking the final and most stric

Austin elevated to Stage 5 restrictions - what does that mean? By Kacey Bowen Austin elevated to Stage 5 restrictions - what does that mean? Officials stressed that people should approach the holidays with a new and open mindset about how to spend their time, but still follow the guidelines. AUSTIN, Texas - As hospitalizations and COVID-19 cases continue to increase, Austin-Travis County has now moved into Stage 5 for the COVID-19 risk assessment. "In this stage we’re seeing so much community...