View these five stories from Community Impact Newspaper's coronavirus coverage.

Travis County health officials: Face masks need to become part of culture to reopen society

Wearing cloth face coverings over the nose and mouth when performing most activities away from home has evolved from a recommendation into a legal obligation under new coronavirus mitigation orders issues by Austin-Travis County officials on April 13.

Escott: Central Texas officials to provide racial, ethnic breakdown of coronavirus hospitalizations, deaths by end of week

Austin and Travis County health officials are not sharing race or ethnicity information with the public when it comes to hospitalizations and deaths, but Austin-Travis County interim Health Authority Dr. Mark Escott said he expects those statistics to be available by the end of the week.

Williamson County commissioners consider not adding new positions as budget season approaches

Williamson County commissioners Cynthia Long and Valerie Covey said the county will likely not add any new positions fiscal year 2020-21 as the county moves forward with budget discussions for during an April 14 meeting.

Here is a list of resources for Hays County residents impacted by coronavirus

Hays County has provided a list of resources for its residents dealing with the effects of the coronavirus. If residents live within a city limit in Hays County, they are asked to check their city website for additional assistance. Texas State University students have resources available here.

Georgetown has $181K in coronavirus expenses so far; projects a $750K loss in sales tax to end fiscal year

The city of Georgetown is getting ready for months of lower revenue and nonbudgeted costs due to the coronavirus. At an online work session April 14, city finance director Leigh Wallace presented the numbers and suggestions to help the city get through cuts in revenue for the next few months.

Christopher Neely, Jack Flagler, Ali Linan and Joe Warner contributed to this report.