Mark Escott

"[We’re] talking about thousands of people who are going to be in contact for six months. That represents a risk for a superspreading event," Dr. Mark Escott said.

Dr. Mark Escott said the site will host patients who are improving, opening up hospital beds for people who need more immediate and intensive care.

UT Health Austin will begin administering Pfizer's vaccine to 2,925 front-line health care workers Tuesday.

Under these guidelines, the public is urged to avoid gatherings of more than 10 people, and businesses are recommended to reduce capacity to 25-50%.

Health officials are pleading with Austinites to avoid gatherings and get tested for COVID-19 as cases and hospitalizations approach the same levels seen…

Lee esta historia en español. There is a 100% probability that the coronavirus epidemic is growing in the Austin metro area, modeling from the University…

Austin Public Health officials are encouraging residents to understand that if the president and first lady of the United States can contract COVID-19,…

Lee esta historia en español. Hospitals in the Austin area are in “a very good situation,” the city’s top doctor said Wednesday, adding that now is the…

Lee esta historia en español. Coronavirus cases in Austin and Travis County have been inching up since Sept. 1, though hospitalizations have dropped by…

As he has done time and again over the past six months, Austin Public Health interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said Tuesday that residents need to…