As coronavirus cases continue to climb, Travis County moved to the highest COVID-19 community risk level, Stage 5, as ordered by the County Judge of Travis County, Andy Brown on Dec. 23.
According to Austin Public Health’s website, under the Stage 5 recommendations, all Travis County residents should avoid gatherings outside of their household and avoid dining or shopping unless it is essential. Businesses should also scale back to contactless options, such as curbside or delivery for restaurants.
The city of Pflugerville spokeswoman Maggie Holman said the community is asked to follow the APH guidelines and the Travis County judge’s order.
Stage 5 went into effect based on the rapidly increasing number of hospital admissions, cases, patients in the ICU, ventilator usage, positive test results and the seven-day case average in the county.
