Coronavirus: Travis County Illness Count 4,771, Up 107

AUSTIN, TX — The number of cases of the coronavirus in Travis County on Tuesday rose by 107 from the previous day to 4,771. The fatality count was unchanged at 106.

According to a statistical dashboard maintained by Austin Public Health, 3,729 people have recovered from the respiratory illness — up from 3,587 recorded the previous day. The data show 158 people have been hospitalized, including 59 in intensive care units and 28 on ventilators.

The disproportionate rate of Hispanics impacted by illness grew by a percentage point on Tuesday from the previous 24 hours to 60 percent of all cases — despite the demographic segment being just under 34 percent of the Travis County population as tallied by the U.S. Census Bureau.

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Addressing such disproportionate rates, city and county officials recently moved to install more testing sites across the region to enhance the chances of more robust screening for the respiratory illness.

Given recent surges in illness levels, city and county officials on Monday issued updated recommendations for residents to follow in an effort to flatten the illness curves. To that end, the county upgraded restriction levels to Stage 4 — one notch below the highest level of alert — while extending local stay-at-home orders to Aug. 15.

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The number of people who have contracted the coronavirus since the onset of illness rose by 119 to 4,664 in Travis County on Monday. In the same 24-hour period, two more people died of the respiratory illness in bringing the fatality count to 106.

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AUSTIN, TX — The number of people who have contracted the coronavirus since the onset of illness rose by 119 to 4,664 in Travis County, health officials said Monday. In the same 24-hour period, two more people died of the respiratory illness in bringing the fatality count to 106.

Given recent surges in illness levels, city and county officials on Monday issued updated recommendations for residents to follow in an effort to flatten the illness curves. To that end, the county upgraded restriction levels to Stage 4 — one notch below the highest level of alert — while extending local stay-at-home orders to Aug. 15.

The recommendations covered in Stage 4 recommend that lower-risk residents avoid gatherings with more than 10 people while urging higher-risk people to limit their gatherings to no more than two people.

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According to a statistical dashboard maintained daily by Austin Public Health, some 3,587 people have recovered from the respiratory illness since contracting the virus. The data show 142 people have been hospitalized, including 52 at intensive care units and 31 placed on ventilators.

Statewide, the number of cases of the coronavirus jumped to 89,108 on Monday — an increase of 1,254 from the day before — and the fatality count grew to 1,983, an increase of seven more deaths in 24 hours.

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On Sunday, another 1,843 cases of the respiratory illness were reported from the previous day. The data were posted on a statistical website maintained by the Texas Department of State Heath Services. Health officials noted that 59,089 people have recovered from the illness across Texas, an increase of 748 from the previous 24-hour time period.

According to the dashboard, there are 28,036 active cases of the illness in the state. That's an increase of 499 from the day before.