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“There will come a point when schools and businesses and community centers will not be able to open their doors if we don’t do something," Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes said.
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Austin Public Health is keeping Austin in Stage 4 for now, but says Stage 5 is "imminent without demonstrative behavior changes." The agency says about 1 in 3 COVID-19 tests are coming back positive in Central Texas.
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Though omnicron may be causing milder symptoms, particularly among those who are vaccinated, public health officials say they worry the number of people getting sick could overwhelm hospitals.
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Austin Public Health is lowering the threshold for entering Stage 4 of its COVID-19 risk guidance. At that level, fully vaccinated people are urged to wear masks in all scenarios. Currently, Austin-Travis County is in Stage 3.
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Austin extended requirements for masking in public schools and reauthorized its risk-based guidelines until June to try to limit the impact of COVID-19.
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Austin health officials urge people to get booster shots ahead of winter holidays as omicron spreadsThe fast-spreading omicron variant has been detected in Harris County but not yet in Austin. Local health leaders, though, say it’s likely here as well.
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The seven-day average of new COVID-19 hospital admissions has sunk below 15, putting Austin-Travis County in the Stage 2 range. But health officials say there's still substantial spread of disease.
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The move comes two weeks after APH lowered its COVID risk stage from the highest level down to Stage 4. It’s another sign that the third wave of the virus is easing in the area.
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Austin-Travis County Health Authority Dr. Desmar Walkes said Friday it’s likely the area will move to Stage 3 early next week if current trends continue. But the health department is also reassessing its guidance to take flu season into account.
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As ACL kicks off, Austin health officials urge people to remain vigilant and prevent COVID-19 spreadHealth officials are still urging people to be vigilant — especially as many people prepare to attend the Austin City Limits Music Festival this weekend and next.