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Active COVID-19 cases decreasing in Hays County

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 131 new lab-confirmed cases since Wednesday’s update, along with seven (7) new hospitalizations and 10 new hospital discharges. There are 334 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 49,749.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 52,500. Hays County has 2,272 active cases. Hays County has had 1,660 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 10 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, five (5) people (50%) are unvaccinated.

Hays County residents can now upload at-home COVID-19 test results to the local health department here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. All information is confidential and no identifying information is collected. While these reports will not be included in the official case counts for Hays County, they will provide a better understanding of community spread.

We remind everyone of some simple measures to help slow the spread of the virus, including frequent hand washing, social distancing and wearing a mask when indoors around large groups of people. Additionally, a COVID-19 vaccine may reduce the risk of severe symptoms or death in those who contract for the virus. Children age 5-11 are eligible to receive pediatric doses of the Pfizer vaccine.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • NOT OFFERING VACCINE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE M-F, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8-11 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
  • M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
  • More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov.

 

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2022

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS
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* 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 Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
NOTE: N/R = Not Reported

Current Hospitalizations – 10

Current Hospitalizations – 10
In ICU no Vent In ICU with Vent Non-ICU Total
Unvaccinated 1 0 4 5
Vaccinated 1 1 3 5

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
FEB. 19 – FEB. 22
FEB. 23 FEB. 24 – FEB. 25
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
2,501
2,475
2,272 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
52,203
52,369
52,500 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 357 166 131 
PROBABLE CASES 6,825 6,832 6,866 
TOTAL RECOVERED
49,226
49,415
49,749 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
1,215 189 334 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) 56 NR NR 
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) 0 NR NR 
FATALITIES 476 479 479 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,652 1,653 1,660 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14 13 10 
FEMALE
28,059 28,154 28,214 
MALE
24,144 24,215 24,286 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.3% 0.3% 0.3%
ASIAN 1.5% 1.5% 1.5%
BLACK
3.6% 3.6% 3.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.1% 0.1% 0.1%
WHITE
67.5% 67.5% 67.5%
OTHER
6.5% 6.5% 6.5%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
20.5% 20.5% 20.5%
HISPANIC
47.0% 47.0% 47.0%
NON-HISPANIC
38.0% 38.0% 38.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.0% 15.0% 15.0%
TOTAL ACTIVE CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 197 212 409
10-19 YRS. 201 180 381
20-29 YRS. 223 155 378
30-39 YRS. 184 131 315
40-49 YRS. 186 129 315
50-59 YRS. 131 99 230
60-69 YRS. 77 64 141
70-79 YRS. 37 35 72
>80 YRS. 20 11 31
TOTAL 1,256 1,016 2,272
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

AGE RANGE
FEMALE
MALE
TOTAL
FATALITIES
0-9 YRS.
2,482
2,584
5,066
1
10-19 YRS.
4,575
4,004
8,579
2
20-29 YRS.
6,918
5,733
12,651
5
30-39 YRS. 4,763 3,784 8,547 15
40-49 YRS.
4,022
3,259
7,281
34
50-59 YRS.
2,513
2,348
4,861
66
60-69 YRS.
1,706
1,512
3,218
98
70-79 YRS.
814 757 1,571 112
>80 YRS.
421
305
726
146
TOTAL
28,214
24,286
52,500
479
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,477 87 1,372 18
BEAR CREEK 9 1 8 0
BUDA 10,166 462 9,629 75
CREEDMOOR 1 0 0 1
DRIFTWOOD 754 34 713 7
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,421 250 2,148 23
HAYS 4 0 4 0
KYLE 17,240 850 16,252 138
MANCHACA 96 14 82 0
MAXWELL 220 0 219 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 133 7 124 2
NIEDERWALD 244 13 230 1
SAN MARCOS 16,684 461 16,048 175
UHLAND 125 7 116 2
WIMBERLEY 2,908 85 2,790
33
WOODCREEK 18 0 14 3
TOTAL 52,500 2,272 49,749
479

UPDATED FEBRUARY 25, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

NOTE: NR = Not Reported
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS FEB. 23 FEB. 24 FEB. 25
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
59,804,714
59,900,994
59,999,509 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,417,898
5,421,703
5,426,396 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,686
3,805
4,693 
PROBABLE CASES
1,109,754
1,111,809
1,113,720 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,850
2,055
1,911 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 4,832 4,474 4,211 
TOTAL FATALITIES
82,887
83,121
83,271 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
260
234
150 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
51.66% 51.66% 51.66%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.16% 45.16% 45.16%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.18% 3.18% 3.18%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
2.35% 2.35% 2.35%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.67% 7.67% 7.67%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.39% 26.39% 26.39%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
2.46% 2.46% 2.46%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
39.01% 39.01% 39.01%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
22.12% 22.12% 22.12%

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