Williamson County Sees 205 New COVID-19 Cases, Hospital Beds Low

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, TX — There were 205 new coronavirus cases reported in Williamson County on Monday as the community spread of the disease continues to be classified as uncontrollable.

The new cases raises the total to 52,427 confirmed cases and 539 total deaths, according to Williamson County and Cities Health District data.

Of the confirmed cases, 11,803 are in Round Rock, 9,746 are in Georgetown, 2,713 are in Cedar Park, 3,543 are in Leander, 3,215 are in Hutto and 5,739 are other (a total of smaller towns in the surrounding county). The data reports the rolling 7-day average rate of new infections is 58 per 100,000 people.

When it comes to hospitalizations, the county is seeing fewer available hospital beds and staffed ICU beds to serve the community.

The data reports Region O, which serves 11 counties including Williamson County, only has 466 hospital beds (12 percent) available and 4 (1 percent) ICU beds available to serve more than 2.3 million residents.

The county reports 65.51 percent of the eligible county population are fully vaccinated and another 76.1 percent are partially vaccinated. In total, 54.72 percent are fully vaccinated and 63.55 percent are partially vaccinated.

Health officials said Williamson County remain in the red phase of it COVID-19 risk-based guidance. This means the county has reached uncontrolled community spread.

Officials said to move from red to orange (high community spread) phase, the incidence rate needs to be below 12.7 for 14 consecutive days and incidence should be trending down during those 14 days. The incidence rate is currently above 12.7.

The positive test rate also needs to be below 15 percent for 14 consecutive days. The positive test rate is currently above 15 percent, officials said.

The COVID-19 hospitalization rate for TSA Region O will also need to be on the decline for 14 consecutive days; however, at this time, its currently trending up.

Health authorities said the best defense for COVID-19 is for residents to get fully vaccinated.

To find a vaccine location near you, visit www.vaccines.gov, or text your ZIP code to GETVAX (438829) in English or VACUNA (822862) in Spanish, or call 833-832-7067 for a referral to a local vaccine provider, or call WCCHD at 512-943-3600 for an appointment at our Public Health Centers.

To maximize protection from the delta variant and prevent possibly spreading it to others, wear a mask indoors in public regardless of vaccination status, county health officials said.