Austin-Travis County crosses stage five COVID-19 guidelines
Austin/Travis County crosses stage five COVID-19 guidelines
Although the city has passed the threshold to Stage 5, Austin Public Health has not made the official call.
AUSTIN, Texas - In a Monday morning briefing, Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes expressed concern for the rapidly spreading COVID-19 Delta variant. We are concerned about how rapidly the delta variant is spreading in our community, said Walkes. The Delta variant is a different type of virus that s much more infectious. It s as infectious as chicken pox. And when you have the virus in your body and you re vaccinated, you can pass it on because you have a large amount of it in your system just as much as someone who s unvaccinated at times.
Austin-Travis stays in Stage 4; updated guidelines likely this week
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Austin reportedly only has 16 ICU beds left due to COVID surge
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AUSTIN, Texas - Central Texas is now facing the lowest staffed ICU bed capacity since the beginning of the pandemic with only 16 staffed beds available, according to Austin Public Health (APH).
The 16 ICU beds are the only ones available for as many as 11 counties with over 2.3 million residents. 11 county Trauma Service Region O (TSA-O), which includes Austin and provides service to over 2.3 million residents, is facing low ICU bed capacity similar to the beginning of the pandemic, according to APH.
In a joint statement by Ascension Seton, Baylor Scott & White, and St. David’s Healthcare, the hospitals noted, The latest COVID-19 spike is putting extraordinary pressure on our hospitals, emergency departments, and healthcare professionals, and it has further challenged hospital staffing due to a longstanding nursing shortage.
Austin health officials warn there are 16 staffed ICU beds left for 2 3 million residents as COVID cases surge
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