Staff Reports
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.”
Hays County Courthouse, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 26 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 75 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,111.
The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,784. Hays County has 441 active cases.
In the past 21 days there have been 752 active cases. Hays County has had 768 total COVID-related hospitalizations and six (6) people are currently hospitalized.
Officials from HCLHD urge individuals and families who choose to socialize and/or travel during spring break to continue following best practices for health and safety protocols, including regular vigorous hand washing, social distancing, and wearing face masks, while also avoiding large crowds of people.
“Transmission of the virus is more likely among groups of people who spend time together, such as at parties, on the beach, and in bars and restaurants,” Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said. “While the vaccine is important, it’s still critical that individuals do whatever they can to protect themselves and their communities.”
Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.
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HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS COVID VACCINE STATS
.*These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and
are updated by 4 PM each day with data as of 11:59 PM the previous night.
COMPARISON – HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED
|
POPULATION
|
FIRST DOSE |
FULLY VACCINATED
|
HAYS COUNTY
(*16 yrs and older)
|
183,380 OR 0.63%
|
41,506 OR 22.63% |
21,273 OR 11.60% |
STATE OF TEXAS |
29,000,000
|
5,554,924 OR 19.15% |
2,902,050 OR 10.00% |
.
NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED TUESDAY, MARCH 16, AT 4:15 PM.
HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
* 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. Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
HAYS COUNTY
|
MARCH 13-15, 2021 |
MARCH 16, 2021 |
FATALITY %
|
|
|
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
|
|
|
COVID NEGATIVE TEST % |
|
|
HOSPITALIZATION %
|
|
|
RECOVERED %
|
|
|
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases) |
|
|
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) |
3,511 |
372
|
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary) |
|
|
ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
490 |
441
|
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED |
44
|
26
|
PROBABLE CASES |
1,850
|
1,852
|
TOTAL RECOVERED |
|
|
DAILY RECOVERED |
46
|
75
|
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) |
N/A
|
N/A |
FATALITIES |
232
|
232
|
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) |
136,572 |
136,918
|
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS |
3,980
|
768
|
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS |
10
|
6 |
FEMALE
|
8,756
|
8,771
|
MALE
|
8,002 |
8,013 |
AMERICAN INDIAN |
0.1% |
0.1% |
ASIAN |
1.0% |
1.0% |
BLACK
|
2.7% |
2.7% |
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0% |
0% |
WHITE
|
69.7% |
69.7% |
OTHER
|
1% |
1% |
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN |
25.5% |
25.5% |
HISPANIC
|
49.1%
|
49.1% |
NON-HISPANIC
|
34.2%
|
34.2% |
NOT SPECIFIED |
16.7%
|
16.7% |
AFFECTS BY CITY
HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191
*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.
CITY |
CASE TOTALS
|
ACTIVE CASES
|
RECOVERED |
FATALITIES |
AUSTIN |
499 |
9
|
480 |
10
|
BEAR CREEK |
4 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
BUDA |
2,976 |
93 |
2,847 |
36 |
CREEDMOOR |
3 |
0 |
2
|
1 |
DRIFTWOOD |
209 |
8 |
200 |
1 |
DRIPPING SPRINGS |
790 |
44 |
737 |
9 |
HAYS |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
KYLE |
5,408 |
104 |
5,232 |
72 |
MANCHACA |
25 |
2 |
23 |
0 |
MAXWELL |
62 |
8 |
53 |
1 |
MOUNTAIN CITY |
42 |
2 |
39 |
1 |
NIEDERWALD |
89 |
0 |
89 |
0 |
SAN MARCOS |
5,961 |
142 |
5,729 |
90 |
UHLAND |
31 |
2 |
29 |
0 |
WIMBERLEY |
675 |
27 |
638 |
10 |
WOODCREEK |
7 |
0 |
6 |
1 |
TOTAL |
16,784 |
441
|
16,111
|
232
|
DEFINITIONS: CASE & CLINICAL 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
- Detection of specific antigen (Ag) in a clinical specimen, OR
- 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:
- Clinical or radiographic evidence of pneumonia, or
- Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS)
.
NOTE: TEXAS CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED TUESDAY, MARCH 16, AT 7:00 PM.
TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*
TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION
STATE OF TEXAS |
MARCH 15, 2021 |
MARCH 16, 2021 |
COVID POSITIVE %
|
|
|
FATALITY %
|
|
|
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) |
|
|
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) |
|
|
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) |
|
|
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) |
1,053,280 |
N/R |
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES |
|
|
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) |
|
|
ACTIVE (*provisionary) |
111,498 |
111,691 |
NEW PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES |
|
|
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) |
|
|
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 |
4,147 |
4,866 |
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) |
3,980 |
N/R |
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) |
|
|
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) |
|
|
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
33% |
33.5% |
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
65.39% |
65.3% |
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.2% |
1.2% |
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
33.8% |
33.8% |
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
|
16.7% |
16.7% |
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
|
36.6% |
36.6% |
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
|
1.2% |
1.2% |
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
|
0.6% |
0.6% |
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
|
11.1% |
11.1% |
.
*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 16, AT 3:24 AM
U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.
US POPULATION: 330 MILLION
U.S. OVERVIEW
|
POSITIVE /
% RATE
|
FATALITIES /
% RATE
|
RECOVERED
|
ACTIVE
|
MARCH 16
(*provisionary) |
30,138,586 /
9.13% |
548,013 /
1.82% |
22,286,551 |
7,304,022 |
MARCH 15
(*provisionary) |
30,081,657 /
9.12% |
547,234 /
1.82%
|
22,169,237 |
7,365,186 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.
WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 BILLION
WORLDWIDE
OVERVIEW |
POSITIVE /
% RATE
|
FATALITIES /
% RATE |
RECOVERED |
ACTIVE |
MARCH 16
(*provisionary)
|
120,831,287 /
1.56% |
2,673,695 /
2.21% |
97,475,831 |
20,681,761 |
MARCH 15
(*provisionary)
|
120,452,744 /
1.56% |
2,666,130 /
2.21% |
97,008,373 |
20,778,241 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
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