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Austin changes indicators for COVID-19 gating, analyst says hospitalizations give more accurate picture

By Juliette Fairley | 4 years ago

The number of people currently in care and being admitted to the hospital for COVID-19 infections is more real-time accurate than deaths and less subject to various biasing factors than case numbers, according to a data analyst.

Come And Take Out program gives Austin restaurants hope during COVID-19 surge

By Juliette Fairley | Jul 1, 2020

Come And Take Out campaign promotes restaurants among locals despite virus

Music shop owner fears COVID-19 could make concerts a thing of the past

By Juliette Fairley | Apr 30, 2020

Before the COVID-19 shut down business, Sherry Gingras hosted classes of 30 people learning and practicing West African drum ensembles at her Austin, Texas, music store. These days Gingras' Drumz students merely check in on Zoom once a week.