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A late Thursday @KVUE COVID update:
Texas hit a new single-day high for deaths reported with 322, aided by a new methodology the state is using.
Those deaths date back as far as June 23, though the bulk of them were dated from 7/13 - 7/27.
Texas hit a new single-day high for deaths reported with 322, aided by a new methodology the state is using.
Those deaths date back as far as June 23, though the bulk of them were dated from 7/13 - 7/27.
The state also *removed* 225 deaths added earlier this week as part of the reporting change. DSHS says an automation error included fatalities for which COVID was not a "direct cause of death."
Other metrics continue their downward trajectory today.
8,800 new cases today. Weekly average is down 20% from a week ago.
9,296 COVID patients in Texas hospitals. Weekly average is down 7%.
Positivity rate average continues to fall... 12.09% today.
8,800 new cases today. Weekly average is down 20% from a week ago.
9,296 COVID patients in Texas hospitals. Weekly average is down 7%.
Positivity rate average continues to fall... 12.09% today.
Hospital and ICU capacity for the state look like this.
One other note: I'm keeping an eye on testing... it's DOWN 5.65% over the past week.
One other note: I'm keeping an eye on testing... it's DOWN 5.65% over the past week.
Similar trends in the Austin metro. New cases down, new hospital admissions down, testing down.
Weekly average of new cases per day is down 30% since July 23.
Hospital admissions average (7-day avg. of daily C-19 admissions) is under 40 for the first time since June 23.
Weekly average of new cases per day is down 30% since July 23.
Hospital admissions average (7-day avg. of daily C-19 admissions) is under 40 for the first time since June 23.
Here's what hospital and ICU capacity look like for the Austin metro.
And yes, there are some strange looking days thrown in there... hospital reporting has been inconsistent this week with a new process for reporting that data.
And I mentioned testing in the Austin metro is down:
Metro: -31%
Travis County: -25%
Williamson County: -40%
Hays County: -36%
(All 7-day averages from July 22 to July 29.)
Metro: -31%
Travis County: -25%
Williamson County: -40%
Hays County: -36%
(All 7-day averages from July 22 to July 29.)
