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Is it cedar fever or COVID? How to tell the difference

In the thick of respiratory season and cedar fever, Austin Public Health officials are reporting upticks in local COVID-19 cases.

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What to know about COVID in Austin this fall

What to know about COVID in Austin this fall
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Weather: Austin officials urge caution as dangerous heat wave lingers

With heat advisories likely throughout the week, Austin officials again urged people to "stay hydrated, stay cool and stay safe."

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Once no office could go without a fax machine. Now they're about to die out

Once no office could go without a fax machine. Now they're about to die out
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Entry of COVID-19 case backlog from largest surge yet is now complete - State of Reform

The COVID-19 omicron variant is responsible for the pandemic’s largest surge yet, leaving Austin Public Health (APH) Epidemiology and IT Units with thousands of case reports to cross-check. APH staff explored ways to automate the data entry process to ensure dashboard data is as timely and accurate as possible. The new process rolled out in phases over the last several months. Thursday afternoon’s dashboard update includes an additional 5,878 cases—the final batch from the backlog.

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Austin-area COVID hospitalizations ebb, hope emerges for relaxed rules

The Austin-Travis County health authority said she hopes to move the area back to Stage 4 of the risk-based guidelines within the next 10 days.

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Watch live: Austin Public Health leaders give COVID-19 update

APH says its officials will be discussing local trends, the importance of being up-to-date with COVID vaccines and changes to APH operations.

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Health officials say Austin may be past its omicron peak, but pediatric cases continue to rise

Austin Public Health leaders say they are also keeping an eye on a sub-variant of omicron found in Texas that is more contagious than the original omicron variant.

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Austin remains in Stage 5 COVID-19 precautions as hospitals become 'oversaturated,' local officials warn

Health officials say wait times in hospital are "very long" as COVID-19 transmission continues in the community.

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New COVID-19 business orders in effect in Austin-Travis County

It’s up to individual stores and restaurants discretion which of these steps they want to take, but one thing is required. If they don’t do this, they could face a $1,000 fine.

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