Hays County Releases Mid-Week COVID Update

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EDITORIAL NOTE
According to the CDC, the State of Texas and Hays County Public Health all give the same disclaimer on all current counts and totals. “The Coronavirus (COVID-19) is a very fluid situation and it will continue to be. All case numbers and totals are subject to change. As new information becomes available, we will publish those updates.”

LATEST INFORMATION AVAILABLE FOR
COVID-19 TESTING IN HAYS COUNTY

Free COVID-19 testing is currently available for uninsured, underinsured, and indigent residents of Hays County. See more information here.

FREE COVID-19 TESTING IS HAPPENING AROUND HAYS COUNTY

KYLE
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hays CISD PAC, 979 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle

DRIPPING SPRINGS
Friday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Triangle, 151 Mercer St., Dripping Springs

SAN MARCOS
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ramon Lucio Park, 601 S. CM Allen Parkway, San Marcos

WIMBERLEY
Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wimberley Community Center, 14068 RR 12, Wimberley

BUDA (starting Friday, Oct. 9)
Monday through Wednesday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Onion Creek Senior Center, 420 Barton Crossing, Buda

The attached graphic has a QR for people to select a time slot (note, we are updating the graphic with the Buda info that was confirmed today).

You do not have to be experiencing symptoms. If you want a test, you’ll need to call ahead to secure an appointment time because the number of tests will be limited each day.

More information about other locations and times will be shared as soon as it is available.

Click here to find other testing locations throughout Hays County; many of which accept private insurance. There are a few walk-in/drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Hays County.

Some sites, which follow CDC guidelines for testing, may require a physician referral to be tested. Contact your medical provider or the Hays County hotline for further instructions, 512.393.5525.

If you are not exhibiting symptoms but still would like to get tested, for example, because you were exposed to someone with a positive result, contact the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525.

The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is offering free COVID-19 testing at locations around the state.

You can also Visit the TDEM website for information on testing locations in the Central Texas area.

If you are concerned you have been exposed to coronavirus, contact your healthcare provider or the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525 to discuss your exposure risk.

If you are experiencing moderate to severe symptoms, you may be directed to your health care provider or local hospital emergency room.

The Hays County Local Health Department has a monitoring protocol in place which will be explained to you if your symptoms warrant it.

El Condado de Hays se ha asociado con dos instalaciones médicas de Live Oak para ofrecer pruebas gratuitas de COVID-19 para personas con síntomas que no tienen seguro, tienen seguro insuficiente o son indigentes.

*HELPFUL LINKS:

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READ THE COVID-19 FACT SHEET

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  • Wash your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand sanitizer.
  • Avoid touching your eyes, nose, and mouth with unwashed hands.
  • Avoid close contact with people who are sick.
  • Stay home when you are sick.
  • Cover your cough or sneeze with a tissue, then wash your hands.
  • Clean and disinfect frequently touched objects and surfaces.

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 4:22 PM
* Disclaimer: As this is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released by Hays County; the table will be updated when the data is available.

SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are only reported Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – The active COVID-19 case counts for Hays County will look a little different in today’s update and moving forward, according to the epidemiology team at the Hays County Local Health Department.

Following a week-long internal review of COVID cases, the team found active case counts that were incorrect. While the change that will be reflected in the update impacts all areas of the county, the cities of San Marcos and Kyle will see more variability.

“Our data review showed San Marcos has 29 active cases just in the past 21 days, yet we received reports about 117 new COVID-19 cases in October,” Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said. “At that point, we knew not all of those had been cleared yet, so we continued digging into the data.”

He said the San Marcos active case counts will increase. Conversely, Kyle’s active cases will go down.

Schneider said there are several reasons for the need to make these edits, including new statewide reporting protocols, shifts in how data is shared with local health departments and human error.

Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers will continue to change as data is made available to the health department team.

“We actively review and evaluate the data we are provided, but due to the errors in reporting from testing facilities we are correcting data as it comes to the health department,” he said.

Health Department Director Tammy Crumley said the internal review is just one of many regular audits conducted on the data.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve and new information comes to light,” she said.

HAYS COUNTY
OCT 27, 2020
OCT 28, 2020
TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases)
41,206
41,172 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 294 N/A 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary)
6,376
6,103 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 460  397
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 23
PROBABLE CASES 786  736
TOTAL RECOVERED
5,830
5,620 
DAILY RECOVERED 68 69 
FATALITIES 86 86 
FATALITY RATE
1.3%
%
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 34,830 35,069 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 371 383 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 10 10 
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HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

CITY TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 82 7 67 8
BEAR CREEK 2 1 1 0
BUDA 859 95 753 11
CREEDMOOR 1 0 1 0
DRIFTWOOD 46 8 38 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 120 22 95 3
HAYS 0 0 0 0
KYLE 1,842 122 1,697 23
MANCHACA 8 0 8 0
MAXWELL 10 0 10 0
MOUNTAIN CITY 11 3 7 1
NIEDERWALD 30 1 29 0
SAN MARCOS 2,958 124 2,796 38
UHLAND 22 1 21 0
WIMBERLEY 111 13 96 2
WOODCREEK 1 0 1 0
TOTAL 6,103 397 5,620 86
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HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL DEATHS
0-9 yrs. 103 108 211 0
10-19 yrs. 413 292 705 0
20-29 yrs. 1,107 1,125 2,232 1
30-39 yrs. 505 475 980 0
40-49 yrs. 400 325 725 3
50-59 yrs. 295 271 566 11
60-69 yrs. 197 161 358 9
70-79 yrs. 98 112 210 29
> 80 yrs. 62 54 116 33
Total 3,180 2,923 6,103 86
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 1,449 1,290 2,739 43.88%
NON-HISPANIC 691 679 1,370 22.45%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,040 954 1,994 32.67%
TOTAL 3,180 2,923 6,103 100.0%
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0%
ASIAN 0.6%
BLACK 2.4%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 62.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
34.1%

Case Criteria

Confirmed: A case that is laboratory confirmed using a molecular diagnostic test (for example, PCR, Curative RCT-PCR, and Abbott ID Now RCT-PCR)

Probable: A case that:

Using a method approved or authorized by the FDA or designated authority meets presumptive laboratory evidence of

  1. Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
  2. Detection of a specific antibody in serum, plasma, or whole blood indicative of a new or recent infection

AND meets clinical criteria

OR

Meets vital records criteria (death certificate lists COVID-19 disease or SARS-CoV-2 as a cause of death or a significant condition contributing to death) with no confirmatory laboratory testing performed for COVID-19.

Clinical criteria:

At least two of the following symptoms: fever (measured or subjective), chills, rigors, myalgia, headache, sore throat, new olfactory and taste disorder(s); OR

At least one of the following symptoms: cough, shortness of breath, or difficulty breathing; OR

Severe respiratory illness with at least one of the following:

  1. Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
  2. Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS

*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 4:00 PM

Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.

NOTE: The Texas COVID Dashboard with the state’s numbers may not have been updated as of press time. Or older cases may have recently been reported by labs to the state and excluded in previous numbers.

STATE OF TEXAS OCT 27, 2020
OCT 28, 2020
TOTAL TESTED 8,642,696 8,700,852 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) 7,883,440 7,933,477 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) 288,373 294,296 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 470,883  473,079
POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION
(*runs a day behind)
9.42% 9.94%
POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED
(*runs a day behind)
9.90% 10.04%
POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED
(legacy method) (*runs a day behind)
8.08% 8.44%
TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES 874,367 879,994 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 95,784 96,528 
NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary)
7,055
 5,175
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 763,108 767,905 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 4,916 4,797 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 5,512 5,650
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) 17,595 17,700 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 81 105 
COUNTIES REPORTING CASES 253 of 254 253 of 254
COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES 234 of 254 234 of 254
FEMALE (Gender) 35% 35%
MALE (Gender) 63.4% 63.4%
UNKNOWN (Gender) 1.5% 1.5%
ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) 16.6% 16.6%
HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) 39.7% 39.7%
OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) 0.5 0.5%
WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) 30.3% 30.3%
UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) 11.5% 11.5%

NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. & WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 8:44 AM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

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US POPULATION: 330 M
WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 B

TOTAL CASES REPORTED FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE CASES PER
1M PEOPLE
U.S. CASE OVERVIEW 8,879,060 230,176 5,469,963 3,178,921

26,859

WORLDWIDE CASE OVERVIEW 44,159,482 1,169,562 29,870,836 13,119,084 5,656

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 

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