Texas COVID inpatient count drops to 1,114 — fewest hospitalizations since early April 2020
March 31, 2022
Travis County: Austin Public Health, the health authority for Austin and Travis County, on March 29 created new risk-based COVID-19 guidelines that now align with ones the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set in February.
In both the CDC and Austin Public Health's new guidelines, our COVID-19 situation is categorized into low, medium and high levels of disease. The CDC guidelines are based on the level of disease spread and hospital resources, set on a county-by-county basis. They also are based on personal risk factors.
Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties are all low right now.
The new Austin Public Health guidelines are now using CDC's community levels metrics. At Austin Public Health's website of key indicators, you can plug in your state and county and see what the level is.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions was eight on Thursday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health was tracking 45 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 16 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The one patient on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported 1,479 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Thursday, 84.29% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.86% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 1,114 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,169 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 613 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 124 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 30 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 926 new COVID-19 cases.
• 42 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Thursday, 76.58% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.64% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 30, 2022
Travis County: Austin Public Health, the health authority for Austin and Travis County, on Tuesday created new risk-based COVID-19 guidelines that now align with ones the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set in February.
In both the CDC and Austin Public Health's new guidelines, our COVID-19 situation is categorized into low, medium and high levels of disease. The CDC guidelines are based on the level of disease spread and hospital resources, set on a county-by-county basis. They also are based on personal risk factors.
Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties are all low right now.
The new Austin Public Health guidelines are now using CDC's community levels metrics. At Austin Public Health's website of key indicators, you can plug in your state and county and see what the level is.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions was eight on Wednesday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health was tracking 46 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 13 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The one patient on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported 1,478 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 84.27% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.84% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 1,134 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,169 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 663 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 122 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 31 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 789 new COVID-19 cases.
• 43 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Wednesday, 76.55% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.61% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 29, 2022
Travis County: Austin Public Health, the health authority for Austin and Travis County, on Tuesday created new risk-based COVID-19 guidelines that now align with ones the national Centers for Disease Control and Prevention set in February.
In both the CDC and Austin Public Health's new guidelines, our COVID-19 situation is categorized into low, medium and high levels of disease. The CDC guidelines are based on the level of disease spread and hospital resources, set on a county-by-county basis. They also are based on personal risk factors.
At Austin Public Health's website of key indicators, you can plug in your state and county and see what the level is. Travis, Williamson, Hays and Bastrop counties are all low right now.
The new Austin Public Health guidelines are now using CDC's community levels metrics.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions was seven on Tuesday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health was tracking 42 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 12 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The two patients on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,467 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 84.26% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.82% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 1,169 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, up from 1,152 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 775 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 134 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 36 adult beds and six pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,465 new COVID-19 cases.
• 35 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Tuesday, 76.52% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.6% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 28, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Monday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was seven on Monday, an increase from four on Friday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Monday jumped to 61.1 from 37.8 on Friday.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 41 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 11 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The two patients on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,461 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 6%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 84.25% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.81% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Monday recorded 1,152 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,182 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 786 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 147 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 41 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 398 new COVID-19 cases.
• 9 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Monday, 76.49% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.58% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 25, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Friday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was four on Friday, a drop from five the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Friday was 37.8.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 40 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 10 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The two patients on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,459 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 4%.
Texas: Health officials on Friday recorded 1,303 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,352 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 620 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 120 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 32 adult beds and eight pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,685 new COVID-19 cases.
• 62 new deaths.
March 24, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Thursday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was five on Thursday, as it was the previous day
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Thursday was 26.4.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 42 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 13 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The three patients on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,458 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.7%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Thursday, 84.19% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.76% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Thursday recorded 1,352 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,379 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 634 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 129 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 30 adult beds and eight pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 969 new COVID-19 cases.
• 61 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Thursday, 76.39% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.52% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 23, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Wednesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was five on Wednesday, as it was the previous day
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Wednesday was 32.1.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 48 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 15 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The four patients on ventilators was a fraction of the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,458 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.7%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Wednesday, 84.18% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.74% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Wednesday recorded 1,379 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,462 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 651 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 137 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 17 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,285 new COVID-19 cases.
• 73 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Wednesday, 76.34% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.48% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 22, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Tuesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was five on Tuesday, as it was the previous day
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Tuesday was 30.7.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 51 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 17 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The three patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,455 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.1%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Tuesday, 84.14% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.71% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 1,425 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,462 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 731 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 144 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 35 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 4,108 new COVID-19 cases.
• 55 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Tuesday, 76.32% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.46% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 21, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Monday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was five on Monday, a drop from eight on Friday
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate Monday was 24.5.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 47 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 17 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The four patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,455 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 84.15% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.72% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Monday recorded 1,462 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,524 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 776 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 148 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 43 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 643 new COVID-19 cases.
• 34 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Monday, 76.29% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.44% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 18, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Friday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 8 on Friday, as it was the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate was 30.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 62 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 22 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The eight patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,452 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 2.8%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Friday, 84.12% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.69% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Friday recorded 1,667 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,697 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 697 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 112 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 32 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,445 new COVID-19 cases.
• 79 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Friday, 76.23% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.4% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 17, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Thursday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 8 on Thursday, as it was the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate was 32.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 61 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 21 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The eight patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,451 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.1%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Thursday, 84.09% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.67% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Thursday recorded 1,697 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,746 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 689 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 111 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 30 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,738 new COVID-19 cases.
• 109 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Thursday, 76.19% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.37% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 16, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Wednesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 8 on Wednesday, a drop from 11 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate was 34.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 66 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 23 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The eight patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,451 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.9%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Wednesday, 84.07% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.65% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Wednesday recorded 1,746 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,797 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 659 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 151 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 24 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,486 new COVID-19 cases.
• 88 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Wednesday, 76.15% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.34% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 15, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Tuesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 11 on Tuesday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Tuesday was 34.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 73 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 24 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The nine patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,448 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.9%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Tuesday, 84.06% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.63% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 1,797 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, up from 1,762 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 829 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 165 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 41 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,554 new COVID-19 cases.
• 74 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Tuesday, 76.11% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.32% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 14, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Monday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 11, a drop from 12 on Friday.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Friday was 34.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 84 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 23 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 10 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,446 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.9%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 84.04% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.62% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Monday recorded 1,762 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 1,897 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 835 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 146 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 44 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 637 new COVID-19 cases.
• 10 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Monday, 76.07% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.29% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 11, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Friday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 12, a drop from 13 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Friday was 34.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 89 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 29 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 14 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,444 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 3.9%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Friday, 84.02% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.6% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Friday recorded 2,110 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 2,306 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 688 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 152 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 44 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,631 new COVID-19 cases.
• 102 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Friday, 76.03% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.25% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 10, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Thursday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, held steady at 13, as it was the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Thursday was 34.5.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 99 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 29 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 15 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,443 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 4.1%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Thursday, 83.98% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.56% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Thursday recorded 2,306 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 2,483 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 632 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 147 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 31 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,690 new COVID-19 cases.
• 135 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Thursday, 75.95% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.2% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 9, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Wednesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 13 on Wednesday, up from 10 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Wednesday was 39.6.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 108 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 32 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 14 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,443 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 4.3%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Wednesday, 83.96% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.54% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Wednesday recorded 2,483 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 2,547 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 660 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 156 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 36 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,145 new COVID-19 cases.
• 132 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Wednesday, 75.9% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.17% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 8, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Tuesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 10 on Tuesday, a drop from 13 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Tuesday was 42.2.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 107 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 33 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 16 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,441 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 4.6%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Tuesday, 83.94% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.52% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 2,547 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, up from 2,350 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 748 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 164 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 53 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 1,575 new COVID-19 cases.
• 95 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Tuesday, 75.86% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.15% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 7, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Monday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 13 on Monday, a drop from 14 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Monday was 44.3.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 122 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 33 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 17 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,433 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 5%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Monday, 83.93% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.51% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Monday recorded 2,350 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 2,633 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 775 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 161 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 61 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,624 new COVID-19 cases.
• 9 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Monday, 75.82% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.12% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 4, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Friday, health officials moved the community threat level to Stage 2 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 14 on Friday, as it was the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1 and to Stage 2 on March 4.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Friday was 56.1.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 121 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 39 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 22 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,433 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 5.6%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Friday, 83.88% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.46% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Friday recorded 3,040 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 3,199 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 630 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 126 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 32 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,431 new COVID-19 cases.
• 227 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Friday, 75.72% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.05% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 3, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Thursday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 3 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 14 on Thursday, a drop from 15 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days in late February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Thursday was 59.7.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 132 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 42 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 26 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,432 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 6.2%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Thursday, 83.86% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.44% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Thursday recorded 3,199 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 3,376 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 604 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 135 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 24 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,274 new COVID-19 cases.
• 98 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Thursday, 75.67% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 64.02% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 2, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Wednesday, health officials kept the community threat level at Stage 3 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 15 on Wednesday, a drop from 19 the previous day.
The county's highest seven-day average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a winter surge last year driven by the omicron variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days near the end of February, Austin Public Health on Feb. 24 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on March 1.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Wednesday was 59.7.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 139 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 48 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 26 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,174 active COVID-19 cases.
• 1,354 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• 291 new cases
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 6.2%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Wednesday, 83.85% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.42% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Wednesday recorded 3,376 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 3,577 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 774 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 131 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 36 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,085 new COVID-19 cases.
• 206 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Wednesday, 75.62% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 63.99% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
March 1, 2022
Travis County: Based on coronavirus data and hospital trends for COVID-19 released Tuesday, health officials moved the community threat level to Stage 3 of Austin Public Health's guidelines, which help people understand what activities will put them most at risk for disease spread.
The rolling seven-day average of new daily hospital admissions, which helps Austin Public Health determine the risk-based guidelines, was 19 on Tuesday, a drop from 20 the previous day.
The county's highest average for new daily hospital admissions during the pandemic was 129 earlier this year on Jan. 19.
The community previously had been in Stage 5 during a summer surge last year driven by the delta variant of the virus. Once the seven-day daily hospitalizations average had stayed below 50 for several days near the end of September, Austin Public Health on Sept. 28 moved the region to Stage 4, indicating less danger of community spread.
The average then needed to stay below 30 for an extended period before Austin Public Health considered downgrading the threat level to Stage 3 of its guidelines. Health officials made the shift to Stage 3 on Oct. 12.
The Austin area remained in Stage 3 for only two months before returning to Stage 4 on Dec. 29 — and it returned to Stage 5 a little more than a week later on Jan. 6 as the omicron variant spread. Then on Feb. 24, the Austin area moved back to Stage 4 and then to Stage 3 on March 1.
More: What do FDA's changes in COVID-19 boosters mean for you?
Austin Public Health leaders also use another key indicator to better determine the risk-based guidelines: the community transmission rate, which tracks new cases per 100,000 people over seven days. Dr. Desmar Walkes, Austin-Travis County health authority, has said that the transmission rate appeared to be more accurate in determining the threat level than the daily hospital average when it came to the delta variant.
The community transmission rate on Tuesday was 61.3.
US COVID-19 map: Tracking cases and deaths
Austin Public Health was tracking 164 people in the hospital with COVID-19. Of those hospitalized, 55 people were in Austin-area ICUs. That number hit a pandemic record high of 237 on Aug. 22. The 27 patients on ventilators remained low compared to the pandemic record high of 174 set on Aug. 29.
Austin Public Health and Travis County health officials reported:
• 1,155 active COVID-19 cases.
• 1,353 total deaths from COVID-19 over the course of the pandemic.
• 540 new cases
• The positivity rate for COVID-19 tests is 6.8%.
According to state data, Travis County vaccination rates continue to improve. As of Tuesday, 83.83% of Travis County residents 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 72.4% of county residents 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
Texas: Health officials on Tuesday recorded 3,577 people in the hospital for COVID-19 statewide, down from 3,684 the previous day.
The highly transmissible omicron variant fueled a surge in cases statewide that peaked Jan. 21, when 13,371 Texans were in the hospital.
A summer surge fueled by the delta variant last year hospitalized as many as 13,932 Texans on Aug. 26.
The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 665 available staffed ICU beds for adult patients, an increase from the pandemic low of 259 on Jan. 27. Although the state only had 150 staffed pediatric ICU beds, that is still more than the pandemic low of 64 beds reported on Aug. 4, 2021.
DSHS' 11-county Central Texas trauma service region that includes the Austin metro area has been seeing a shortage in available staffed ICU beds, with 42 adult beds and seven pediatric beds available. The region hit a pandemic low of zero adult ICU beds on Sept. 5, 2021, and zero pediatric ICU beds on Sept. 4, 2021.
Statewide, the Texas Department of State Health Services reported:
• 2,645 new COVID-19 cases.
• 144 new deaths.
• On Nov. 4, state officials began including children ages 5 to 11 in their vaccination reports. As of Tuesday, 75.57% of Texans 5 and older have received at least one dose of vaccine. About 63.96% of Texans 5 and older are fully vaccinated.
This article originally appeared on Austin American-Statesman: Austin COVID tracker: Daily updates on coronavirus, hospital data
