AUSTIN, Texas — Editor's note: This live blog is no longer being updated. For Sept. 9 updates, check out KVUE's COVID-19 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 Sept. 8 live blog.
COVID-19 numbers:
- Texas: More than 3.1 million cases have been reported in the state, and more than 57,200 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 57, and an average of 559 people are hospitalized. The seven-day moving average for new cases is 481. Since the beginning of the pandemic, over 107,895 cases have been reported and at least 1,004 people have died.
- Hays County: There are currently 1,906 active cases, and 55 people are currently hospitalized (47 unvaccinated, 8 vaccinated). Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 26,377 confirmed cases have been reported and at least 330 people have died. At least 24,141 people have recovered from the virus.
- Williamson County: There are 475 new cases of coronavirus in Williamson County. Thirteen percent of hospital beds are available, and 0% of ICU beds are available. Since the beginning of the pandemic, at least 56,208 cases have been reported and at least 565 people have died.
- Central Texas school districts:
- Austin ISD: As of Sept. 7, there are a total of 223 new COVID-19 cases (185 students, 36 employees, 2 other) and a total of 1,207 new exposures (1,189 students, 13 employees, 5 other). Since Aug. 16, there have been 544 cumulative positive cases (434 students, 104 employees, 6 other) and 3,531 cumulative exposures (3,468 students, 54 employees, 9 other).
- Round Rock ISD: As of Sept. 7, there are 106 new positive cases (95 students, 11 employees) and 651 new "close contacts" (626 students, 25 employees). There have been 746 total cumulative positive cases (647 students, 99 employees) and 7,313 total cumulative "close contacts" (6,538 students, 775 employees).
- Leander ISD: For the week of Sept. 4-10 there have been 103 total positive cases. There have been 1,019 total cumulative positive cases.
- Pflugerville ISD: For the week of Sept. 6-10, there has been 1 total positive cases. There have been 504 total cumulative positive cases.
- Hays CISD: There have been a total of 329 cumulative student cases and 75 cumulative staff cases.
- Texas Public Schools (2021-22 school year; updated on Fridays with data from the previous Monday-Sunday)
- Cumulative positive student cases: 51,904, up from 20,256 on Aug. 27
- Cumulative positive staff cases: 13,026, up from 7,488 on Aug. 27
For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click here. KVUE is tracking COVID-19 data from five school districts in Central Texas. Many school districts have their own COVID-19 dashboard.
GRAPHS: Coronavirus data Sept. 8, 2021
Updates:
5:15 p.m. – One youth development coach at the Giddings State School tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday afternoon, according to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
4:35 p.m. – Travis County reported 23 more deaths from COVID-19 on Wednesday along with 647 new confirmed cases, bringing the total to 1,004 deaths and 107,895 cases since the start of the pandemic. At least 104,031 people have recovered from the virus.
Travis County currently has 549 people hospitalized with COVID-19, with 205 in the ICU and 144 on ventilators.
4:25 p.m. – Hays County reported two more COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, a man from Kyle in his 60s and a woman from San Marcos in her 80s. Officials also reported 384 new confirmed cases along with three new hospitalizations and three new hospital discharges. There are 191 additional people considered recovered.
3:40 p.m. – Texas reported 25,184 new confirmed COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the most in a single day since Jan. 20, bringing the seven-day average to 12,977 new cases per day – up 1% from a week ago and up 27% from a month ago. The state reported 286 new COVID-19 deaths on Wednesday, bringing the total to 57,524 since the pandemic began. As of Wednesday, there are 13,520 COVID-19 patients in Texas hospitals.
The Austin metro area is reporting an average of 992 new cases per day over the past week – down 7% from a week ago and up 8% from a month ago. There are 654 COVID-19 patients in Central Texas hospitals, with 240 COVID-19 patients in area ICUs. There are six available staffed ICU beds in the region – two adult and four pediatric.
Around 58% of eligible 12+ Texans are fully vaccinated, more than 14 million people.
7 a.m. – Starting today, Sept. 8, KIPP Texas public schools will require masks for all students, staff and visitors inside buildings and school buses.
6:50 a.m. – Blanco City Hall will be closed starting today through Friday, Sept. 17, due to COVID-19 exposures.
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