COVID-19 cases in Travis County are rising following the business and park openings in late May. Austin Public Health guidelines recommend that residents stay at home unless completing essential tasks or doing essential work. For questions or comments about Travis County’s stay-at-home order, listeners can call 512-974-2000.
The City of Austin Economic Development Department is giving local musicians more time to apply for the Austin Music Disaster Relief Fund. The application deadline has been extended to June 26, 2020. For details, visit ATXrecovers.com or call 512-974-7976.
Austin’s George Washington Carver Museum, Cultural and Genealogy Center hosts Juneteenth online this year. Stay Black and Live: A Virtual Juneteenth Celebration takes place on Friday, June 19, 2020 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Find the event on Facebook or Eventbrite, or call 512-974-4926 for details.
If you have a question for KOOP about COVID-19, leave a message for us at 512-710-5353 or COVID19@koop.org. We will respond to questions and share other community updates weekly Tuesday at 2 PM on the Community Pilot Show.