Virus numbers prompt health services to halt surgeries

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Gov. order reactivates 50 percent capacity rules

  • The Texa DHS announced that hospitals, such as Baylor Scott & White in Marble Falls,may not conduct elective surgeries or reopen to the higher levels allowable due to more COVID-19 positives in the Austin area. File photo
    The Texa DHS announced that hospitals, such as Baylor Scott & White in Marble Falls,may not conduct elective surgeries or reopen to the higher levels allowable due to more COVID-19 positives in the Austin area. File photo
A surge in COVID-19-related hospitalizations in the area will force businesses in both Burnet and Llano counties to cut back their capacity to 50 percent, beginning immediately, according to the Texas Department of State Health Services. It also means local bars and similar establishments which have a Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission (TABC) permit, but cannot be identified as restaurants,…

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