Austin ISD COVID-19 testing over 2 days yields 14.5% positivity rate

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The rush is on to test Austin Independent School District students and staff for COVID-19 before they return from winter break Jan. 5, but even after a third of 1,200 tests came back positive Monday, superintendent Dr. Stephanie Elizalde said students are headed back to class.
“We will continue to utilize the data and science to make decisions, but at this point, we are not ready to go to a virtual option,” Elizalde said in an interview with KXAN. Get tested and