As of Oct. 16, there are 26 patients hospitalized, nine in intensive care units and five on a ventilator. The Williamson County and Cities Health District also reported 22% of hospital beds, 23% of ICU beds and 83% of ventilators are available.
The county also added one death. The total is 147.
Counted deaths are of those who have COVID-19 listed as a direct cause of death on the death certificate. The total does not include deaths of people who had COVID-19 but died of an unrelated cause, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services dashboard. This method may delay reporting by weeks or even months due to paperwork, county health officials have said.
Williamson County continues to remain at a moderate community spread level, according to the WCCHD dashboard.
Of the total cases reported, 8,790 are estimated to have recovered, and there are an estimated 200 active cases. There are 190 total probable cases.
The current rolling seven-day positivity rate, or the rate at which tests return positive, is 2.53%.
Recoveries are not reported to the state’s contact tracing and data system; therefore, recovery information is not absolute and is to be used for estimating purposes only, according to the WCCHD website. No trends or other inferences should be drawn from this data, as the numbers posted represent a point-in-time snapshot and may fluctuate throughout the day, it said.
Here is an update on total cases in the cities of residence, including probable cases, according to the WCCHD.
- Austin: 612
- Cedar Park: 880
- Georgetown: 1,658
- Hutto: 604
- Leander: 530
- Round Rock: 2,759
- Other: 1,197
Here is a breakdown of deaths by city, according to the WCCHD.
- Cedar Park: 20
- Georgetown: 24
- Not specified: 8
- Other: 26
- Round Rock: 69
