Austin Public Heath reported that Travis County saw 1,364 new coronavirus cases over the past two days, setting a single-day record with 728 cases June 27 and adding another 636 cases June 28.
The county also saw its 117th coronavirus-related death this weekend, and total cases reached 8,461. There have been an estimated 5,726 recoveries in the county.
Coronavirus hospitalizations in the Austin metropolitan area have increased to 351, a 179-person increase over the past seven days.
The current seven-day moving average in new hospital admissions in the area is 52 per day, according to Austin Public Health. The daily average has increased by 23.4 over the past week.
