AUSTIN (KXAN) — KXAN is keeping track of COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus, across Central Texas. Click here for statewide data.
How many cases are there in Central Texas?
The area’s first cases of COVID-19 were reported March 13 in Travis County. As of March 6, 2021, 153,814 confirmed cases and at least 15.049 probable cases have been reported in Central Texas.
Graphs by County
County | Confirmed | Probable | Deaths | Recovered | Active |
Bastrop | 6,593 | 1,935 | 82 | 8,160 | 286 |
Blanco | 571 | 116 | 18 | 650 | 19 |
Burnet | 3,830 | 454 | 60 | 4,008 | 216 |
Caldwell | 4,939 | 290 | 88 | 4,989 | 152 |
Fayette | 1,428 | 882 | 54 | 2,154 | 102 |
Gillespie | 1,660 | 796 | 48 | 2,360 | 48 |
Hays | 16,490 | 1,828 | 227 | 15,617* | 646* |
Lampasas | 1,741 | 324 | 30 | 1,947 | 88 |
Lee | 964 | 1,085 | 36 | 1,869 | 144 |
Llano | 1,087 | 449 | 48 | 1,393 | 95 |
Mason | 241 | 146 | 6 | 367 | 14 |
Milam | 1,348 | 1,026 | 40 | 2,301 | 33 |
San Saba | 550 | 251 | 21 | 780 | 0 |
Travis | 76,507 | N/A† | 766 | 74,159 | 1,582 |
Williamson | 35,865 | 5,485 | 412 | 38,645 | 2,293 |
Total | 153,814 | 15,067 | 1,936 | 159,399 | 5,718 |
† Travis County does not report the number of probable cases.
How many people have died?
The first COVID-19-related death in Central Texas was reported March 27, 2020, in Travis County. As of March 6, 2021, 1,936 deaths have been reported in the region. Travis County has reported 766 deaths. Williamson County accounts for 412 deaths, and Hays County has reported 227 deaths caused by COVID-19.
How has the number of cases changed over time?
KXAN is keeping track of the daily increase in COVID-19 cases across Central Texas. The highest daily jump occurred on February 1, 2021, when 3,618 new cases were added to the area total. On this day, several counties saw surges in case totals after DSHS reported ongoing “data entry and data cleaning efforts.”
The largest increase in deaths in a single day occurred on January 14 and January 20, 2021, when 34 new deaths were reported.
How many people are in the hospital?
Austin Public Health reports hospitalization data for the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA), which comprises of Bastrop, Caldwell, Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties.
As of March 6, 2021, 222 COVID-19 patients are currently hospitalized across the Austin MSA. That means 4.48 percent of active cases in the region currently require hospitalization. Of those, 71 are currently in the ICU, and 49 are on a ventilator.
How many people have recovered?
The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), Hays County and Travis County estimate how many cases have recovered based on assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times.
As of March 6, 2021, at least 159,399 patients have recovered from COVID-19 across Central Texas. There are an estimated 5,718 active cases across the region.
On December 11, 2020, DSHS began including probable cases in their calculations. Hays and Travis Counties do not include probable cases in their reporting of recovered and active cases.
How many people have been vaccinated?
The first vaccines in Central Texas were administered on December 15, 2020, at Dell Medical School in Austin. Since then, 613,665 doses have been allocated to providers in Central Texas. A total of 454,374 doses, or 74.04 percent of those that have been allocated, have been administered to people.
A total of 15.81 percent of Central Texans (305,581) have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, based on July 2019 population estimates. Of those, 7.70 percent (148,793) have been fully vaccinated, and 8.11 percent (156,788) have been partially vaccinated.
Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines require two doses for a person to be fully vaccinated. People who have taken one dose are considered partially vaccinated. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine only requires one dose, so people who take that vaccine are automatically considered fully vaccinated. DSHS only counts people aged 16 and above when determining the coverage rate.
County | Fully Vaccinated | Partially Vaccinated | Doses Allocated | ||
Bastrop | 3,317 | 4.71% | 4,511 | 6.40% | 17,900 |
Blanco | 832 | 8.18% | 1,120 | 11.01% | 2,200 |
Burnet | 2,136 | 5.42% | 3,585 | 9.09% | 13,255 |
Caldwell | 2,004 | 5.93% | 2,377 | 7.03% | 5,600 |
Fayette | 1,535 | 7.24% | 2,281 | 10.75% | 2,400 |
Gillespie | 3,346 | 14.72% | 1,768 | 7.78% | 14,100 |
Hays | 15,590 | 8.50% | 14,275 | 7.78% | 56,190 |
Lampasas | 1,058 | 6.12% | 856 | 4.96% | 1,700 |
Lee | 796 | 5.75% | 1,087 | 7.86% | 1,300 |
Llano | 1,065 | 5.71% | 2,519 | 13.51% | 2,800 |
Mason | 366 | 10.26% | 586 | 16.43% | 600 |
Milam | 1,678 | 8.47% | 1,426 | 7.20% | 3,700 |
San Saba | 128 | 2.51% | 231 | 4.52% | 600 |
Travis | 82,583 | 8.13% | 80,331 | 7.91% | 360,770 |
Williamson | 32,359 | 7.08% | 39,835 | 8.71% | 130,550 |
Total | 148,793 | 7.70% | 156,788 | 8.11% | 613,665 |
When were local cases first reported?
County | First case | First death |
Bastrop | March 21, 2020 | April 6, 2020 |
Blanco | March 23, 2020 | May 30, 2020 |
Burnet | March 22, 2020 | May 28, 2020 |
Caldwell | March 27, 2020 | June 7, 2020 |
Fayette | March 20, 2020 | April 22, 2020 |
Gillespie | March 31, 2020 | June 21, 2020 |
Hays | March 14, 2020 | April 13, 2020 |
Lampasas | April 3, 2020 | July 28, 2020 |
Lee | April 1, 2020 | June 1, 2020 |
Llano | March 24, 2020 | July 16, 2020 |
Mason | April 4, 2020 | August 29, 2020 |
Milam | March 20, 2020 | April 20, 2020 |
San Saba | May 16, 2020 | October 21, 2020 |
Travis | March 13, 2020 | March 27, 2020 |
Williamson | March 18, 2020 | March 28, 2020 |
Travis County
Williamson County
Hays County
Bastrop County
Blanco County
Burnet County
Caldwell County
Fayette County
Gillespie County
Lampasas County
Lee County
Llano County
Mason County
Milam County
San Saba County
What factors are affecting the data?
Austin Public Health changed the way it reports recovered cases on June 4, 2020, to better align with DSHS’ formula to estimate recoveries.. APH was previously reporting recovered cases after investigating each case individually. The Williamson County & Cities Health District made the same change on July 13, 2020.
On October 23, 2020, Hays County reported a spike of 22 deaths in a single day. The county said this was due to a new reporting system implemented by DSHS that enhanced reporting protocols from hospitals, funeral homes and nursing facilities. Hays County officials said they had not previously been properly notified of the deaths.
On October 28, 2020, Hays County made adjustments to their case total and active case total after a week-long internal review found incorrect data. Because of this change, Hays County’s total number of cases decreased by 273.
On November 11, 2020, Williamson County announced approximately 600 confirmed cases and 800 probable cases had not previously been reported. The cases dated between July and October and were discovered through a quality assurance check of data import systems. The same day, the county announced it would report data a day late moving forward, “to allow time to perform additional levels of quality assurance checks.”
On December 11, 2020, DSHS began including probable cases in their calculations. Hays, Travis and Williamson Counties do not include probable cases in their reporting of recovered and active cases.
On February 1, 2021, DSHS reported large increases in confirmed and probable case totals in several Central Texas counties. This was due to “ongoing data entry and data cleaning efforts.”
On February 28, 2021, Austin Public Health reported database issues prevented the entry of all new cases for that day, resulting in a low case count.
On March 1, 2021, Williamson County reported it would no longer report the estimated number of recoveries or active cases because data could not be “verified for accuracy and validity.” The county also stopped reporting demographic case data. KXAN switched to DSHS data for estimated recoveries and active cases the following day.
Several backlogged cases have been reported over the span of several months:
Date | Confirmed Cases | Probable Cases |
---|---|---|
Bastrop (2), Burnet (1), Caldwell (4), Gillespie (1) | Bastrop (3), Burnet (2), Fayette (1), Gillespie (1), Lee (3), Llano (5), San Saba (2) | |
2/27/21 | Lee (1) | Bastrop (3), Caldwell (1), Llano (5), San Saba (1) |
2/26/21 | Bastrop (3), Caldwell (1), Fayette (1), Gillespie (1), Lee (2) | Bastrop (2), Fayette (1), Gillespie (3), Llano (1) |
2/25/21 | Bastrop (1), Mason (1) | Blanco (1), Burnet (2), Lampasas (2), San Saba (1) |
2/24/21 | Bastrop (1), Burnet (1), Caldwell (1), Lampasas (1), Llano (2) | Bastrop (2), Fayette (1), San Saba (2) |
2/23/21 | Bastrop (1), Caldwell (2), Gillespie (5), Lampasas (1) | Bastrop (1), Fayette (1), Gillespie (67), Lee (1) |
2/20/21 | Burnet (1) | Bastrop (1) |
2/19/21 | Fayette (3) | Caldwell (1) |
2/18/21 | Bastrop (1) | |
2/17/21 | Bastrop (1), Blanco (3), Caldwell (2) | |
2/16/21 | Bastrop (1), Burnet (1) | Burnet (1), Lampasas (1), Llano (1), San Saba (1) |
2/13/21 | Caldwell (1), San Saba (1) | Bastrop (2), Burnet (1), Lee (1), Llano (1) |
2/12/21 | Bastrop (2), Caldwell (3) | Fayette (1) |
2/11/21 | Bastrop (4), Burnet (1), Caldwell (2), Lampasas (7), Llano (1), San Saba (1) | Bastrop (1), Burnet (2), Caldwell (2), Llano (1) |
2/10/21 | Lampasas (1), San Saba (1) | Bastrop (23), Caldwell (2), Gillespie (1), Lee (1) |
2/9/21 | Bastrop (3), Gillespie (1), San Saba (1) | Bastrop (4), Llano (1), San Saba (1) |
2/8/21 | Bastrop (6), Caldwell (3), Lee (1), San Saba (1) | Fayette (1) |
2/7/21 | Fayette (2) | |
2/6/21 | Bastrop (4), Burnet (1), Caldwell (1), Lampasas (1), Lee (1), San Saba (1) | Bastrop (6), Caldwell (1), Fayete (2), Gillespie (1), Lee (8), San Saba (1) |
2/5/21 | Bastrop (6), Fayette (2) | Bastrop (3), Gillespie (2), San Saba (1) |
2/4/21 | Bastrop (1), Burnet (1), Lampasas (1), Llano (2) | Gillespie (1), Lee (1) |
2/3/21 | Bastrop (4), Fayette (1), Gillespie (1), San Saba (2) | Bastrop (7), Burnet (1), Gillespie (2), Lee (1), Llano (1) |
2/2/21 | Bastrop (122), Burnet (9), Caldwell (4), Lampasas (1) | Bastrop (34), Burnet (3), Caldwell (1), Fayette (3), Gillespie (2), Lee (1) |
2/1/21 | Bastrop (1,523), Blanco (140), Burnet (821), Caldwell (1,071), Fayette (283), Lampasas (362), Lee (213), Llano (204), San Saba (83) | Bastrop (142), Blanco (17), Burnet (52), Caldwell (33), Fayette (41), Lampasas (80), Lee (51), Llano (25), San Saba (21) |
1/31/21 | Bastrop (1), Blanco (1), Burnet (1) | |
1/30/21 | Bastrop (1), Burnet (1), Gillespie (2) | Gillespie (7) |
1/29/21 | Bastrop (2), Caldwell (1), Fayette (1), Lampasas (1), Lee (1) | Burnet (1) |
1/28/21 | Bastrop (3), Blanco (1), Burnet (2), Caldwell (4), Fayette (10), Gillespie (1), Lampasas (2), Llano (1) | Bastrop (1), Blanco (8), Caldwell (2), Gillespie (3) |
1/27/21 | Bastrop (3), Caldwell (3), Fayette (3), Lampasas (1) | Bastrop (8), Caldwell (1), Fayette (2), San Saba (1) |
1/26/21 | Bastrop (2), Blanco (1), Burnet (4), Caldwell (2), Fayette (3), Lampasas (2) | Caldwell (1), Gillespie (1), Lee (1), Mason (1) |
1/25/21 | Bastrop (2) | |
1/23/21 | Bastrop (3), Blanco (1), Burnet (1), Caldwell (2), Gillespie (1), Lampasas (2), Lee (1) | Bastrop (2), Lee (3) |
1/22/21 | Bastrop (11), Burnet (6), Caldwell (2), Lampasas (1), Lee (2), Llano (4) | Bastrop (10), Blanco (1), Caldwell (1), Fayette (9), Gillespie (7), Lee (4), Llano (4), Mason (1) |
1/21/21 | Bastrop (32), Blanco (4), Burnet (2), Caldwell (3), Fayette (8), Lee (2), Llano (1) | Bastrop (48), Blanco (1), Burnet (1), Caldwell (6), Fayette (2), Gillespie (2), Llano (1) |
1/20/21 | Bastrop (9), Caldwell (1), Fayette (3), Gillespie (2), Llano (1) | Bastrop (8), Gillespie (2) |
1/19/21 | Fayette (3) | Fayette (9) |
1/18/21 | Lee (1) | |
1/17/21 | Bastrop (1) | Bastrop (2) |
1/16/21 | Bastrop (4), Burnet (1), Caldwell (1), Fayette (1), Gillespie (3), Lampasas (5), Lee (4) | Bastrop (2), Caldwell (1), Fayette (8), Lee (5), Mason (1) |
1/15/21 | Gillespie (2) | Mason (1) |
1/14/21 | Bastrop (11), Blanco (2), Burnet (1), Caldwell (1), Fayette (1), Lampasas (2), Lee (1) | Burnet (1), Lampasas (2) |
1/13/21 | Bastrop (1), Blanco (1), Burnet (2), Caldwell (1), Fayette (1), Mason (2) | Gillespie (1), Mason (4) |
1/12/21 | Gillespie (1) | |
1/11/21 | Burnet (2) | Burnet (1) |
1/9/21 | Bastrop (3), Blanco (2), Burnet (4), Caldwell (4), Llano (2), San Saba (1) | Fayette (1) |
1/8/21 | Burnet (1), Llano (1) | |
1/7/21 | Bastrop (3), Burnet (8), Caldwell (1), Fayette (5), Lampasas (3), Lee (1) | Fayette (2), Gillespie (1) |
1/6/21 | Bastrop (1), Burnet (2), Caldwell (1) | Bastrop (1) |
1/5/21 | Gillespie (122) | Gillespie (3) |
1/1/21 | Llano (1) | |
12/31/20 | Bastrop (6), Caldwell (1) | |
12/29/20 | Bastrop (3), Burnet (5), Caldwell (3), Fayette (1), Lampasas (1), Lee (1), Llano (2) | Bastrop (1) |
12/23/20 | Gillespie (13) | Lee (1) |
12/22/20 | Caldwell(1) | |
12/18/20 | Gillespie (6) | |
12/16/20 | Gillespie (23) | |
12/15/20 | Bastrop (1), Blanco (1) | |
12/12/20 | Gillespie (1) | Gillespie (1) |
12/11/20 | Fayette (5), San Saba (1) | |
12/10/20 | San Saba (2) | |
12/5/20 | Gillespie (1) | |
12/4/20 | Lampasas (21), Lee (11), Mason (1) | |
12/2/20 | Gillespie (71) | |
12/1/20 | Caldwell (1) | |
11/26/20 | Burnet (7), San Saba (5) | |
11/25/20 | Burnet (7), Gillespie (15), San Saba (5) | |
11/24/20 | Burnet (7), San Saba (5) | |
11/23/20 | Llano (9) | |
11/21/20 | Burnet (1) | |
11/18/20 | Gillespie (1) | |
11/17/20 | Gillespie (1) | |
11/14/20 | Gillespie (2) | |
11/12/20 | Williamson (597) | Williamson (800) |
11/9/20 | Gillespie (23) | |
10/26/20 | Gillespie (3) | |
10/19/20 | Gillespie (1) | |
10/5/20 | Gillespie (12) | |
10/1/20 | Gillespie (5) | |
9/21/20 | Gillespie (96) |