Hays County reports 56 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases

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 56 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 35 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,842. This report covers July 13-14, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,404. Hays County has 298 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 402 active cases. Hays County has had 930 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, AT 3:50 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. C
oronavirus case and demographic stats are reported Monday’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
JULY 10-12 2021 JULY 13-14 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.5%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.5%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.2%
97.1%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
202,849
203,506 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 969 657 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,348
19,404 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 277  298
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 110 56 
PROBABLE CASES 2,124 2,136 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,807
18,842 
DAILY RECOVERED 31 35 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 264 264 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 183,348 184,102 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 929 930 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 15 14 
FEMALE
10,105 10,137 
MALE
9,243 9,267 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.7% 15.7%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 570 7 554 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,443 55 3,343 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 254 0 251 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,019 11 997 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,194 113 6,007 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 101 3 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,848 88 6,656 104
UHLAND 39 1 38 0
WIMBERLEY 786 20 754 12
WOODCREEK 10 0 7 3
TOTAL 19,404 298
18,842
264
18,191

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

  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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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, AT 3:50 PM

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS JULY 13, 2021 JULY 14, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,436,976
32,491,404 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,562,888
2,565,125 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,613
2,154 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 27,483 29,115 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
448,326
449,215 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
849
866 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,896,147
2,897,566 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,677 1,419
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,282 2,436 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,519
51,549 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
29
30 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.7% 64.7%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.8% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.9% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 13, AT 3:10
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
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 14
(*provisionary)
34,807,813 623,435 29,304,451 4,879,927
JULY 13
(*provisionary)
34,766,404 623,029 29,274,349 4,869,026
JULY 12
(*provisionary)
34,732,753 622,845 29,244,103 4,865,805

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
FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE
JULY 14
(*provisionary)
188,654,892 4,066,861 172,471,860 12,116,171
JULY 13
(*provisionary)
188,134,217 4,057,015 172,060,583 12,016,619
JULY 12
(*provisionary)
187,679,562 4,050,185 171,627,523 12,001,854

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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