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Regional hospitalizations above 19%; 468 Bell cases reported in one week

Only 16 ICU beds available in region, Austin health officials warn

Austin Public Health leaders on Friday announced that only 16 staffed intensive care unit beds are left available in the entire region, the lowest number of such beds since the start of the coronavirus pandemic before vaccines were widely available.  Those 16 staffed intensive care unit beds include every hospital in Travis, Williamson, Hays, Bastrop, Blanco, Burnet, Caldwell, Fayette, Lee, Llano and San Saba counties. Those hospitals, all grouped together in what the Texas Department of State Health Service calls Trauma Service Region O, serves more than 2.3 million residents.  Austin Public Health officials Friday evening clarified that these aren t just beds available for coronavirus patients, but for anyone who needs intensive care in emergencies, from traffic wrecks to heart attacks. 

Texas health department using 16-foot video walls at Walmart to urge teens to get vaccinated

Texas health department using 16-foot video walls at Walmart to urge teens to get vaccinated According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, only 26 percent of kids ages 12 through 17 are vaccinated. Author: Adam Bennett Updated: 8:00 PM CDT July 26, 2021 The number of lab-confirmed hospitalizations from COVID-19 crossed 4,000 in Texas for the first time since March. Texas Department of State Health Services’ COVID-19 vaccination dashboard showed just over 52 percent of eligible Texans were fully vaccinated as of Monday afternoon. That same day, DSHS brought a new campaign to Houston to push that number higher. The department set up a 16-foot-tall video wall in the parking lot of the Walmart on the North Freeway at Crosstimbers. It plays PSAs in English and Spanish urging families to vaccinate their kids 12 and older ahead of the new school year.

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