At the time of the party, several teens were awaiting the results of their Covid-19 test and have since tested positive, according to Shelly Parks, spokeswoman for Austin Homeland Security & Emergency Management.
Municipal and health authorities are now urging all attendees to get tested and isolate themselves.
“Unfortunately, our case load is likely to increase because there was a huge party,” Lakeway Mayor Sandy Cox said during a live Facebook event last week.
In an email sent to CNN on Wednesday, Cox said it is not yet clear if the part led to a large number of cases in the area. The mayor said the city has had 105 cases, 50 of which are currently active.
Authorities learned of the exposure because health workers “ask that participation in meetings be mentioned for the purpose of locating contacts when people are tested,” Parks told CNN.
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