Austin Public Health has updated its Risk-Based Guidelines to align with new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) metrics. The CDC introduced new Community Levels to track the spread of COVID-19 at the county level in February. APH is incorporating that new model into our local guidance.

There are now three community levels (Low, Medium, and High) with corresponding guidance for those who are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccines and those at risk. These levels replace the stages that guided our response for much of the pandemic. The risk level for Austin-Travis County is currently low.

This change follows the lifting of all COVID-19 orders that had previously been issued by the Austin Mayor and Travis County Judge.

For more information, visit AustinTexas.gov/COVID19.