Travis County health officials on Tuesday said 366 more people in the area have tested positive for the coronavirus, bringing the total case count to 37,120.
The figure marks the second consecutive day that county officials have reported more than 300 new coronavirus cases in a single day. Local health authorities also reported 368 new cases on Friday.
Travis County health officials also said two more people in the area had died from coronavirus-related complications. The county’s pandemic death toll is now 478.
The county’s number of active cases continued to rise on Tuesday with 2,716.
As of Tuesday, the number of estimated recoveries in the county was 33,926, according to local health officials.
Of the 239 people in the hospital Tuesday with the coronavirus, 81 were in intensive care and 47 were on ventilators.
The county reported 57 new hospital admissions for COVID-19 on Tuesday, and the area’s seven-day rolling average of new hospitalizations is now 37.6 compared to 35 on Monday, according to health authorities.
The record for the highest seven-day average number of new hospitalizations for the Austin-Travis County area stands at 75.1, reported on July 8.
The seven-day rolling average of new hospital admissions is one of the main factors health officials look at when considering coronavirus-related restrictions in the city.
Of those who have tested positive for the coronavirus in the pandemic, 47% were Hispanic, according to recent Austin data. Non-Hispanic whites made up about 34% of cases, 7% are Black and 3% are Asian.
According to the 2019 census estimates, the county is about 49% non-Hispanic white, 9% Black, 7.4% Asian, and 33.6% of the population is Hispanic.
Local health officials last week released pandemic-related safety guidelines for holiday gatherings and activities and said the area had entered into Stage 4 of Austin Public Health’s risk-based guidelines.
Under renewed Stage 4 guidelines:
– Higher-risk individuals (those older than 65 and those who have chronic medical conditions) should limit social gatherings to no more than two people outside their household. They should stay home, except for essential trips such as buying groceries or receiving medical care.
– Lower-risk individuals should avoid social gatherings with more than 10 people and non-essential travel.
– Business and restaurant owners are encouraged to voluntarily reduce capacity by 25% to 50%.
– Schools are encouraged to limit attendance at sporting events to players, coaches and parents.
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