Coronavirus updates in critical Texas: Thursday college and cases stat tracker

here are the newest COVID-19 updates in important Texas for Thursday, Aug. 26.

AUSTIN, Texas — KVUE is retaining you up to date with the latest coronavirus and COVID-19 information within the Austin enviornment. 

Scroll down for the right headlines and latest updates in KVUE's Aug. 26 are living weblog.

Texas: greater than 2.9 million circumstances had been suggested in the state, and more than fifty four,400 individuals in Texas have died, in accordance with the Texas branch of State health functions.

crucial Texas counties: 

Austin-Travis County: The 7-day relocating normal for new health center admissions is seventy eight, and a standard of 640 people are hospitalized. The 7-day moving general for brand new cases is 474. considering that the beginning of the pandemic, over 101,576 cases have been mentioned and as a minimum 936 americans have died.

Hays County: There are presently 2,184 active circumstances, and forty seven americans are currently hospitalized (38 unvaccinated, 9 vaccinated). when you consider that the starting of the pandemic, at least 24,675 validated circumstances had been suggested and as a minimum 307 individuals have died. as a minimum 22,184 people have recovered from the virus.

Williamson County: There are 203 new instances of coronavirus in Williamson County. Eleven p.c of hospital beds are available, and 1% of ICU beds can be found. because the starting of the pandemic, as a minimum 50,857 circumstances were stated and at the least 532 americans have died.

imperative Texas college districts:

Austin ISD: As of 9:30 p.m. on Aug. 25, there are a total of seventy five new COVID-19 instances (sixty four students, eleven employees) and a complete of 807 new exposures (789 college students, 21 employees).

circular Rock ISD: As of Aug. 26, there are 46 new wonderful circumstances (43 students, 3 employees) and 335 new "close contacts" (314 students, 21 personnel). There have been 299 total cumulative advantageous cases (246 college students, fifty three personnel) and three,a hundred twenty five total cumulative "close contacts" (2,571 college students, 554 employees).

Leander ISD: For the week of Aug. 23-27, there had been 237 total nice situations. There were 488 complete cumulative advantageous situations.

Pflugerville ISD: For the week of Aug. 23-27, there were ninety total superb instances. There were 240 total cumulative effective instances. 

Hays CISD: For the week of Aug. 23-27, there had been 56 total mentioned new situations (23 students, 33 team of workers).

Texas Public colleges (2021-22 faculty yr)

Cumulative effective pupil situations: 4,729

Cumulative high quality body of workers cases: three,373

For a look at COVID-19 data across all of the state's counties, click right here. KVUE is monitoring COVID-19 facts from 5 faculty districts in important Texas. Many college districts have their own COVID-19 dashboard.

GRAPHS: GRAPHS: Coronavirus facts Aug. 26, 2021

1:30 p.m. – Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and the DSHS announce a brand new wave of clinical deployment to the state of Texas to help hospitals with COVID-19 response. 

officials spoke of 2,500 personnel individuals will deploy to hospitals and nursing homes, bringing the full number of clinical personnel deployed to Texas to 8,100.

The DSHS will also supply medical machine requested through Texas scientific facilities, including ventilators, oxygen concentrators, heart monitors, IV pumps, feeding pumps and medical institution beds.

"The clinical personnel and equipment deployed by means of DSHS will provide essential guide to our fitness care amenities as they treat hospitalized instances of COVID-19," pointed out Gov. Abbott. "Texans can do their half to reduce the spread of COVID-19 and hospitalizations by way of getting the vaccine. or not it's secure, constructive, and your finest defense against COVID-19. seek advice from covidvaccine.texas.gov to discover a vaccine company near you."

1 p.m. – Austin's Bat Fest, scheduled for Aug. 28, has been canceled. adventure organizers talked about that despite COVID-19 safety planning with metropolis officers, their particular adventure let turned into denied. study the adventure's full remark here.

6:15 a.m. – Marble Falls ISD announced that Highland Lakes fundamental in Granite Shoals could be closed nowadays and day after today as a result of COVID-19. The college is expected to reopen on Monday, and district officers talked about in a letter to fogeys that each one other campuses will "proceed as common." 

The closure comes after 29 students and workforce demonstrated nice for COVID-19. There are a total of 642 students and personnel on the school which capacity that's four.5% of the college's population. college all started in Marble Falls ISD on Aug. 18.