The Williamson County Cities and Health District has upgraded the risk of community transmission of COVID-19 to its highest level. The county went from a high risk of catching COVID-19 to an uncontrolled risk on Saturday, according to district news release on Monday.
The upgrade does not change local rules or regulations for businesses, the release said, but the district is urging everyone who can to get vaccinated.
The county has met at least two conditions, based on recommendations by the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, that allow officials to announce an increased risk of community transmission.
One of the conditions is the number of people getting infected. The incidence of people catching the virus had increased to 14.54 people getting infections per 100,000 people on Monday, the district said.
Texas monitoring increase in COVID-19 cases
In one 24 hour period this week, the daily number of active COVID-19 cases locally jumped.
AUSTIN, Texas - Hospital beds are currently available in Austin. As of Tuesday, there were 124 people hospitalized with confirmed cases of COVID-19 in the five-county metro area.
However in one 24-hour period this week, the daily number of active cases locally jumped. The jump is a reflection of a statewide, upward trend linked to the Delta variant of COVID-19, which is now starting to look like a spike. We re pretty concerned, at the Health Department. Its something we are watching real closely, said Chris Van Deusen with the Texas Department of State Health Services.
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Providers gear up to vaccinate kids 12 and up against COVID-19
Providers gear up to vaccinate kids 12 and up against COVID-19
Many providers are already gearing up to administer the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine to those 12 years old and older who are now eligible to receive it.
AUSTIN, Texas - Austin Public Health is urging parents to get their kids 12 and older vaccinated after seeing an increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations in kids and teens. This is a warning for parents. Even though the overall threat is decreasing within the community, their children are still vulnerable. and they re going to be vulnerable until they re vaccinated. so it is important, despite the fact the risk for hospitalization is much lower for this age group. it certainly happens, said Dr Mark Escott, the interim Health Authority.