Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) | AustinTexas.gov

Last updated 03/15/2020 2:00PM

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Austin-Travis County is reporting residents, people sheltering, and people who are hospitalized here. This data will be updated daily.

The Texas Department of State Health Services is counting the number of positive cases based their claimed residency. To view the case count for Texas, visit Texas DSHS.

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a respiratory illness that is spreading from person to person in parts of the United States. The risk of infection with COVID-19 is higher for people who are close contacts of someone known to have COVID-19, for example healthcare workers, or household members. Other people at higher risk for infection are those who live in or have recently been in an area with an ongoing spread of COVID-19.

The virus spreads mainly between people who are in close contact with one another (within about 6 feet) through respiratory droplets produced when an infected person coughs or sneezes. It also may be possible that a person can get COVID-19 by touching a surface or object that has the virus on it and then touching their own mouth, nose, or possibly their eyes, but this is not thought to be the main way the virus spreads.

Austin Public Health is closely monitoring the rapidly evolving situation in coordination with the Texas Department of State Health Services, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and local and regional public health and healthcare agencies. APH has developed a five-phase plan to coordinate COVID-19 response activities. We are currently in Phase 3:

APH has received positive cases of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Austin-Travis County. Currently there are no cases believed to be community spread.

APH has also activated our Department Operations Center to allow for enhanced response coordination, provided symptom monitoring for residents returning to Austin/Travis County from China, and provided prevention messaging to health care professionals, businesses, schools, and the general public. Additionally, the Austin-Travis County Emergency Operations Center (ATCEOC) has been partially activated.Under the partial activation, the ATCEOC has established a planning team and Joint Information System (JIS) that meets daily to discuss any changes and impacts of COVID-19.

An Expert Advisory Panel has been formed consisting of more than a dozen physicians from around the community. They include experts in infectious diseases, pediatrics, emergency medicine and internal medicine, as well as physicians from higher education and public schools. The panel is working on recommendations and guidance regarding mitigation and prevention strategies for mass gatherings.

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