COVID-19 hospitalizations in Austin double in a week, expect Stage 4

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- Exactly a week ago, the number of people Austin Public Health reported were in local hospitals was 104. Tuesday that number jumped to 203, nearly doubling.
The city's key indicators for staging dashboard showed 64 new admissions to hospitals Tuesday. It brought the 7-day moving average of hospital admissions to 36, squarely in the threshold for Stage 4 guidelines. The number of people in local intensive care units also jumped roughly 20 people over last week.
"Austin Public Heal