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GARY BORDERS The number of people in Texas hospitalized with COVID-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month ago. The number of new cases in the past week was 123,239 — a 22% drop from the record high of 158,922 the week of Jan. 10, according to the Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University. At the same time new cases and hospitalizations were decreasing, the number of Texans getting their first dose of vac...

  As a public service, public health stories are free to Central Texans during the coronavirus crisis. Please support our local journalists by subscribing today. Call 512-392-2458. Texas Press Association Mon, 02/08/2021 - 6:42pm Gary Borders | Texas Press Association Monday, February 8, 2021 The number of people in Texas hospitalized with COVID-19 has declined more than 28 percent in the past month, according to the Texas Department of Health Services. As of Feb. 7, Texas hospitals were treating 9,957 COVID-19 patients, down from nearly 14,000 a month ago. The number of new ca...

Georgia refuses to reveal where new virus strain is lurking January 27, 2021 GMT ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia health officials are refusing to say where in the state they have detected a mutant coronavirus strain from the United Kingdom. The Department of Public Health refuses to say which cities or counties have had people infected by the new variant, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. That makes it impossible for Georgians to know whether it is spreading in their community. Georgia has now identified at least six cases of a COVID-19 variant in the state, raising the urgency to get peopl...

American-Statesman staff Longtime Austin journalist John Bridges announced his retirement as American-Statesman executive editor Friday, and the news organization named a respected industry leader to succeed him. Manny García, who currently leads ProPublica’s Austin-based investigative partnership with the Texas Tribune, will become the Statesman’s editor and vice president next month. García previously served as standards editor and East Region executive editor for the USA TODAY Network, which now includes the American-Statesman and seven other Texas daily newspapers.  "It's an honor ...

John Bridges retiring as Statesman editor; Manny Garcia to step in American-Statesman staff, Austin American-Statesman © James Gregg Austin American-Statesman Executive Editor John Bridges, right, will leave the Statesman in March after 32 years. He rose through the newspaper’s editing ranks to serve as managing editor for seven years and executive editor for the past two. Longtime Austin journalist John Bridges announced his retirement as American-Statesman executive editor Friday, and the news organization named a respected industry leader to succeed him. Manny García,...