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Adding AffordabilityThe Travis County Commissioners Court approved funding June 27 that will help bring 110 units of affordable housin
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Adding AffordabilityThe Travis County Commissioners Court approved funding June 27 that will help bring 110 units of affordable housin
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 o...