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Officials have not yet announced whether they plan to reopen the alternative care site at the Austin Convention Center, which closed in March. It was set up as a safety net for overflow hospital patients.
The number of beds available at intensive care units in the Austin area is at its lowest point since the pandemic started, according to data from the Texas Department of State Health Services.
The number of staffed beds available at ICU units in the 11-county area that includes Austin is fluctuating around 16. That’s 16 ICU beds for 11 counties with more than 2.3 million residents. It was down to only 13 available beds Wednesday. The previous low was 23 beds back in July 2020.
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What does this mean for our local-area hospitals? Author: 6 News Digital (6News), Andrew Moore Published: 7/16/2021 6:33:09 PM Updated: 10:24 PM CDT July 16, 2021
BELL COUNTY, Texas Bell County s COVID-19 threat level is now at Level 3 following an uptick in average cases being reported this month, according to the Bell County Public Health District (BCPHD).
Level 3 indicates that there is moderate, controlled transmission, BCPHD reports.
“We saw a slight increase, which seemed to be related to an isolated event upon investigation,” Interim Health District Director Nikki Morrow said in a news release Friday. “However, the number of new cases coming in each day closer to the end of the week showed a continuous increase.”