AUSTIN (KXAN) — The daily hospitalization rate from patients with COVID-19 shows that Texas has hit record highs for the past 12 days.
Additionally, both reporters at KXAN and elected leaders are facing trouble getting information on the admissions and capacity at Austin hospitals.
In a video lasting less than five minutes, Amanda Dugan and Will DuPree discuss that story as well as these others in the latest KXAN Live News Notes:
- Austin Public Health officials are facing backlogs in reporting cases of COVID-19 because labs are not sharing test results in the way they’re required to by the state.
- A newly-created committee will look into the possible removal of a Confederate monument in Caldwell County.
- Graduating seniors from the Austin Independent School District walked with their families Tuesday during socially distant, in-person ceremonies held at various locations.