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COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas:
- More than 5.1 million cases have been reported in the state, and around 78,100 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Austin-Travis County: The seven-day moving average for new hospital admissions is 99, and an average of 621 people are hospitalized. The community transmission rate is 928.1 (high) and the positivity rate is 27.3%. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 168,740 cases have been reported and at least 1,264 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 8,448 active cases, and 35 people are currently hospitalized. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 47,841 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 447 people have died.
- Williamson County: There are 458 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Five percent of hospital beds are available, and 1% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 104,602 cases have been reported and at least 796 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: COVID-19 data Jan. 31, 2022
Updates:
5:20 p.m. – Hays County reported another death from COVID-19 on Monday – a Buda woman in her 60s. Health officials also reported 1,416 new confirmed cases along with 22 new hospitalizations and 15 new hospital discharges.
5 p.m. – Travis County reported four more deaths from COVID-19 on Monday along with 1,708 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 168,740 cases and 1,264 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 162,228 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 614 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 147 in the ICU and 57 on ventilators.
4:50 p.m. – Three youth at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 on Sunday afternoon, the Texas Juvenile Justice Department said. Two employees at the Giddings State School have tested positive since Saturday. At this time, TJJD has 59 active cases across its facilities (35 staff and 24 youth).
10:35 a.m. – The Travis County Sheriff's Office (TCSO) said it has received 51 new COVID-19 positives among the inmate population and 30 new COVID-19 positives among TCSO employees. As of Monday, Jan. 31, 56 inmates are in "quarantine confirmed positive" and 53 inmates are in "quarantine with symptoms," meaning they are awaiting the results of a COVID-19 test or refuse testing.
7:30 a.m. – Students and teachers at the University of Texas at Austin will head back to campus for in-person learning on Monday.
The first two weeks of classes for the spring semester have consisted mostly of online learning. Teachers were encouraged to start the semester virtually after omicron cases spiked over winter break. Learn more.
OTHER COVID-19 HEADLINES:
- UT Austin students, teachers return to in-person classes
- Here are the long-term symptoms of the omicron variant
- 'Our world turned upside-down' | Texas music shop owners slowly recover from COVID-19 impact
- Joe Rogan denies spreading misinformation after artists drop Spotify over his show
- Thousands protest COVID mandates and restrictions in Canada's capital