Austin Public Health Traces 57 Nursing Home Coronavirus Clusters

AUSTIN, TX — Austin Public Health officials are investigating clusters of the coronavirus at 57 long-term care facilities across Austin and Travis County, officials said.

A case cluster is defined as three or more positive cases of COVID-19 at a single location, health district officials explained. As of Friday, health officials said they were tracking the 57 clusters which is a level unchanged from last week. Health district officials divided the clusters into quadrants by Interstate 35 and the Colorado River on the Austin Public Health website.

The clusters breakdown is as follows:

• Northwest - 15 clusters.
• Northeast - 11 clusters.
• Southwest - 29 clusters.
• Southeast - 2 clusters.

For more information on current coronavirus trends, visit the Austin Public Health dashboard.