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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 May 27 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 2.5 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 50,200 people in Texas have died, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services.
- Central Texas counties:
- Travis County: At least 83,693 cases have been reported and at least 870 people have died. At least 82,485 people have recovered from the virus.
- Hays County: At least 18,856 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 246 people have died. At least 18,347 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: At least 39,695 cases have been reported in the county and at least 476 people have died.
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here.
GRAPHS: Coronavirus data May 19, 2021
Updates:
6:45 p.m. – Travis County reported three more COVID-19 deaths on Thursday along with 43 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 83,693 cases and 870 deaths since the start of the pandemic. At least 82,485 have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 90 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 34 in the ICU and 15 on ventilators.
5:10 p.m. – The City of Kyle in collaboration with State Rep. Erin Zwiener's Office, Hays CISD and the National Guard, hosted a drive-thru mass vaccination event on Sunday, May 16 at Lehman High School where 421 Moderna vaccines were administered.
Those who attended the first clinic should return for their second dose of the Moderna vaccine on Sunday, June 13 at Lehman High School, 1700 Lehman Road, between 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.
There will also be a limited number of Johnson & Johnson vaccines available for those that were unable to attend the first vaccine event for the Moderna vaccine and still need a vaccine.
For more information about the second dose clinic, visit CityofKyle.com/COVID.
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