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New Year, New Grim Milestones in Austin's COVID-19 Crisis: Amidst an unprecedented surge, Austin could reach ICU surge capacity within the next week - News


The start of the new year witnessed several grim milestones in Austin s
COVID-19 crisis.
seven-day moving average for
COVID-19 hospitalizations reached an all-time high of 83 for Austin and Travis County, marking a
160% rise in new hospitalizations since Dec. 5. For comparison, that metric hit 75 at the peak of Austin s earlier surge in July. Earlier this week
Austin Public Health reported 752 new cases, which is the first time daily cases have exceeded 750 since that same mid-summer surge. Occupied ICU beds – 161 – and ventilator use – 99 patients – also recorded alarming highs on Tuesday, representing a 99% and 130% increase, respectively, since early December.
Central Texas unprecedented surge is following the trajectory already seen elsewhere in the state. As of Tuesday, COVID patients accounted for more than 15% of a region s hospital capacity for at least seven consecutive days in 17 of Texas 22 ....

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