Five more local counties now considered at 'medium' risk from COVID

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Five more counties in the KXAN viewing area have been upgraded to "medium" risk for COVID-19.Each week since Feb. 24, the CDC assigns a "COVID-19 Community Level" to each county nationwide based on how the virus is impacting local populations.
Low, medium and high-risk categories are determined based on three factors: number of new cases in the past seven days, new hospital admissions in the past seven days, and percent of staffed hospital beds being used by COVID-19 patien