Hays County reports four COVID-related fatalities over the weekend

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 four (4) COVID-related fatalities since Friday’s update: an Austin man in his 60s, a Buda woman in her 90s, a Kyle man in his 60s, and a San Marcos woman in her 70s.

The department also reports 150 new lab-confirmed cases along with zero (0) new hospitalizations and three (3) new hospital discharges. There are 444 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 50,193.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 52,650. Hays County has 1,974 active cases. Hays County has had 1,660 total COVID-related hospitalizations and seven (7) people are currently hospitalized. Of those, three (3) people (43%) 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.

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 28, 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 2 3
Vaccinated 2 1 1 4

 

HAYS COUNTY CURRENT STATS

HAYS COUNTY
FEB. 23 FEB. 24 – FEB. 25 FEB. 26 – FEB. 28
ACTIVE (*provisionary)
2,475
2,272
1,974 
TOTAL LAB-CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
52,369
52,500
52,650 
NEWLY CONFIRMED 166 131 150 
PROBABLE CASES 6,832 6,866 6,880 
TOTAL RECOVERED
49,415
49,749
50,193 
RECOVERED SINCE LAST UPDATE
189 334 444 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR
HOSPITALIZATIONS REMOVED (*Reported Mondays) NR NR
FATALITIES 479 479 483 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 1,653 1,660 1,660 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13 10
FEMALE
28,154 28,214 28,299 
MALE
24,215 24,286 24,351 
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 28, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 YRS. 184 188 372
10-19 YRS. 177 167 344
20-29 YRS. 189 121 310
30-39 YRS. 162 116 278
40-49 YRS. 151 116 267
50-59 YRS. 110 82 192
60-69 YRS. 67 56 123
70-79 YRS. 28 32 60
>80 YRS. 15 13 28
TOTAL 1,083 891 1,974
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES BY AGE GROUPS

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 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.
2,497
2,593
5,090
1
10-19 YRS.
4,584
4,012
8,596
2
20-29 YRS.
6,928
5,740
12,668
5
30-39 YRS. 4,779 3,796 8,575 15
40-49 YRS.
4,035
3,270
7,305
34
50-59 YRS.
2,521
2,353
4,874
66
60-69 YRS.
1,715
1,517
3,232
100
70-79 YRS.
816 761 1,577 113
>80 YRS.
424
309
733
147
TOTAL
28,299
24,351
52,650
483
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 2022
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

 

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED
FATALITIES
AUSTIN 1,500 88 1,393 19
BEAR CREEK 9 1 8 0
BUDA 10,190 383 9,731 76
CREEDMOOR 1 0 0 1
DRIFTWOOD 757 35 715 7
DRIPPING SPRINGS 2,443 187 2,233 23
HAYS 4 0 4 0
KYLE 17,267 775 16,353 139
MANCHACA 96 13 83 0
MAXWELL 220 0 219 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 133 7 124 2
NIEDERWALD 244 12 231 1
SAN MARCOS 16,727 398 16,153 176
UHLAND 130 11 117 2
WIMBERLEY 2,911 63 2,815
33
WOODCREEK 18 1 14 3
TOTAL 52,650 1,974 50,193
483

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UPDATED FEBRUARY 28, 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. 26 FEB. 27 FEB. 28
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
60,108,233
60,151,415
60,247,326 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,429,376
5,430,285
5,432,512 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,980
909
2,227 
PROBABLE CASES
1,115,801
1,115,971
1,116,694 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
2,081
170
723 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,949 3,722 3,684 
TOTAL FATALITIES
83,437
83,516
83,549 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
166
79
33 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
51.64% 51.64% 51.64%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
45.15% 45.15% 45.15%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
3.21% 3.21% 3.21%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
2.35% 2.35% 2.35%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
7.66% 7.66% 7.66%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
26.39% 26.39% 26.39%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
16.32% 16.32% 16.32%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
16.26% 16.26% 16.26%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
31.02% 31.02% 31.02%

 

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