AUSTIN, Texas — The Trauma Service Area that includes the Austin region has no available adult ICU beds, Texas Department of State Health Services hospital data current to Sept. 5 indicates. 

What You Need To Know

  • The Austin area has no available staffed adult ICU beds, according to Texas Department of State Health Services hospital data 

  • The region is down to just four available staffed pediatric ICU beds

  • Many Texas regions are down to fewer than 20 available ICU beds

  • Texas on Sunday reported 6,844 new confirmed cases of COVID-19, 480 new probable cases and 154 more deaths attributed to the virus 

The service area only has four available pediatric ICU beds.

The service area, which has an estimated population of 2,375,407, currently has 606 COVID-19 patients in hospitals. Of those, 401 adult patients are in general hospital beds and 245 adult patients are in ICU beds. Fourteen pediatric patients are in hospital beds.

Texas’ other service areas aren’t faring much better. The service area that includes the Dallas area is down to 63 available ICU beds as of Sunday. The San Antonio area has 84 available ICU beds, El Paso has 11 and Houston 76.

Statewide there are just 337 staffed adult ICU beds available and 73 pediatric ICU beds. Texas is home to nearly 30 million people.

DSHS on Sunday reported 6,844 new cases of COVID-19 in the state as well as 480 new probable cases. There were 154 new fatalities attributed to the virus.

Currently, 9,555 Texans are in general hospital beds with the virus and 3,832 are in intensive care. There are 354 pediatric COVID patients in hospitals across the state.

Less than half of the state is vaccinated and numerous Texas school districts are dealing with sharp upticks in case counts. Gov. Greg Abbott remains opposed to mask and vaccine mandates.