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Coronavirus updates in Central Texas: What to know Saturday

Here are the latest COVID-19 updates, closures and postponements in Central Texas for Saturday, April 3.

AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: This blog is no longer being updated. Click here for Sunday's blog.

KVUE is keeping you updated with the latest coronavirus and COVID-19 news in the Austin area. 

Scroll down for the top headlines and latest updates in KVUE's April 3 live blog.

COVID-19 numbers:

  • Texas: More than 2.4 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 47,600 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
  • Central Texas counties: 
    • Travis County: At least 79,493 cases have been reported and at least 819 people have died. At least 77,642 people have recovered from the virus.
    • Hays County: At least 17,187 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 236 people have died. At least 16,551 people have recovered from the virus.
    • Williamson County: At least 37,226 cases have been reported in the county and at least 450 people have died.

For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.

Updates:

6:20 p.m. – Travis County reported 71 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Saturday, bringing the total to 79,493 cases and 819 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 77,642 people have recovered from the virus.

Travis County currently has 138 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 59 in the ICU and 28 on ventilators.

10:55 a.m. – The drive-thru vaccination site at Manor Senior High School has been moved inside due to weather. A total of 760 shots will be given. Two-hundred had already been administered by just before 11 a.m.

10:25 a.m. – The vaccination clinic at COTA is open. If you have an appointment, expect a longer line.

10 a.m. – A lightning delay pushed the start of the drive-thru vaccine clinic at the Circuit of the Americas from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m.

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