Daily Briefing: Texas, Travis County COVID-19 tracker: Austin breaks record for daily coronavirus cases

Austin area health officials on Thursday reported 879 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of cases recorded in a single day. [statesman.com]( [Daily Briefing]( YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUND-UP Friday, January 8 [Access the e-Edition: Exclusive, subscriber-only access to a digital replica of the newspaper.]( [click here]( [FILE - This illustration provided by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in January 2020 shows the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV). The coronavirus outbreak has exposed a seeming disconnect between the financial markets and science. Health experts are uncertain how far the virus out of China will spread and how bad the crisis will get, yet stock markets are rallying as if they're not expecting more than a modest hit to the global economy.]( [Austin breaks record for daily COVID cases]( Austin area health officials on Thursday reported 879 new coronavirus cases, the highest number of cases recorded in a single day. [Texas biz occupancy could be reduced to 50%;...]( [Employees wait for customers to come to Juan In A ]( [Elon Musk is now world's richest man]( [Elon Musk is CEO of Tesla and founder of the Borin]( [Democrat: Censure Paxton for role in Capitol riot]( [Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks Wednesday]( [Herman: Central Texas woman's version of Capitol riot]( [Naomi Narvaiz of San Marcos in Texas House chamber]( [Support your local restaurants and businesses: Buy a gift card and help your community through these challenging times.]( [click here]( RECENT ARTICLES [Issue No. 5: Election law]( [SWAT call in East Austin ends peacefully]( [California company relocates HQ to Round Rock]( [Top ebooks in Lake Travis in 2020]( [Texas repercussions from the Capitol riot]( Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback]( © 2021 305 S Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78704