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Gov. Abbott gets COVID-19 vaccination in effort to assure Texans of safety, importance Gov. Abbott gets COVID-19 vaccination in effort to assure Texans of safety, importance Gov. Abbott said he received the shot at an Austin hospital to help reassure the public that COVID-19 inoculations are safe. AUSTIN, Texas - Republican Gov. Greg Abbott received the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday as the number of patients hospitalized with the virus in Texas has again climbed past the troubling mark ...

The number of new coronavirus cases continued to surge in the Austin-Travis County area on Tuesday, with local health officials reporting 672 new cases in a single day.  The last time that the area saw a larger single-day coronavirus case count was on July 9, when local health authorities reported 703 cases, according to the countys online dashboard. As of Tuesday, the total case count for the Austin-Travis County area was at 46,701, according to health officials.  In the five-county Austi...

The area officially surpassed its hospitalization threshold on Dec. 21. Author: Drew Knight Updated: 6:02 PM CST December 23, 2020 AUSTIN, Texas — The City of Austin on Wednesday officially entered Stage 5 in its risk-based COVID-19 guidelines, marking the final and most strict stage of recommendations. This comes after the area surpassed the hospitalizations threshold on Dec. 21, with a rolling seven-day average of 50.1. County health officials previously said...

KUT AISD Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde visits the classroom of Courtney Jackson, a nursing instructor at LBJ Early College High School, on Oct. 14. The Austin Independent School District may close completely for a week or two after winter break if COVID-19 cases in Austin spike after the holidays. Superintendent Stephanie Elizalde wrote in an email to parents Tuesday that the district is considering two options after the break: holding 100% of classes online or canceling school outright. ...

Updated on December 22, 2020 at 6:52 pm NBCUniversal, Inc. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday joined the ranks of governors receiving the COVID-19 vaccine on live television in hopes of assuring the public that the inoculations are safe. Abbott, a Republican, said after getting the vaccine at a hospital in the state capital that federal health officials have urged governors to set an example. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey also received the first dose this week, while other governors have said they’ll ...

Dr. Mark Escott, interim Austin-Travis County health authority, said even though the seven-day moving average for new hospitalizations reached 50 on Monday night, he wasnt ready to move the community into Stage 5 of Austin Public Healths risk-based guidelines. On Tuesday night, the seven-day average reached 54. "I want to be very clear, we do not see disease transmission happening efficiently when people are masked and distanced," Escott said. "Its just not happening. The cases we are seeing, ...

To help reduce the spread of the coronavirus cases at local bars, Austin-Travis County health officials on Tuesday released a list of every Austin-area drinking establishment cited for breaking pandemic rules.  Dr. Mark Escott, interim Austin-Travis County health authority, said on Tuesday that more than 20 bars have repeatedly failed to enforce mask-wearing among customers and maintain their social distance inside the establishments.   Escott said the bars received citations only a...

People should take the rising number of COVID-19 cases into consideration as they weigh their holiday plans this week, the interim health authority for Austin-Travis County said. “Our best advice is stay home and don’t travel,” Dr. Mark Escott told reporters during a news conference Monday. Escott said the city is facing an “unprecedented” surge in COVID-19 cases. So far, cases have increased 86% since the beginning of the month. “This week COVID-19 will become the third leading ca...

.......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... .......... AUSTIN, Texas — Republican Gov. Greg Abbott is getting the COVID-19 vaccine as the number of patients hospitalized with the virus in Texas has again climbed past the troubling mark of 10,000 for the first time since this summer’s deadly peak. Abbott’s aides say he will receive the shot on live ...

COVID-19 numbers in Austin-Travis County are up 86% since start of Dec COVID-19 numbers in Austin-Travis County are up 86% since start of Dec Austin Public Health officials warned that if numbers continue as they are, a surge in Austin is likely to be devastating. AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Public Health officials say that by the end of the year, COVID-19 will be the third leading cause of death in Travis County. While vaccines are being administered, officials say it is not enough to stop or slow...