COVID on the rise in Hays County: 260 new cases, 25 new hospitalizations

July 26, 2021

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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 260 new lab-confirmed cases along with 25 new hospitalizations and four (4) new hospital discharges.

There are 110 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 19,075. This report covers July 24-26, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 20,056. Hays County has 715 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 928 active cases.

Hays County has had 968 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 31 people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming ‘no appointment needed’ vaccine clinics:

Monday-Friday, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Every Thursday and Friday – Pfizer vaccine @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.
July 29 – Pfizer vaccines at three locations from 1-8 p.m. – Redwood Baptist Church, 2050 Poplar St., San Marcos; Scudder Primary School, 400 Green Acres Dr., Wimberley; Walnut Spring School, 113 Tiger Ln., Dripping Springs

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HAYS COUNTY COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 26.

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

* NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 26.
* 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’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

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

HAYS COUNTY	JULY 22-23, 2021	JULY 24-26, 2021
ACTIVE (provisionary)*	565	715
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (provisionary)*	19,796	20,056
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED	121	260
PROBABLE CASES	2,224	2,249
TOTAL RECOVERED	18,965	19,075
DAILY RECOVERED	46	110
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays)	1	0
FATALITIES	266	266
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS	943	968
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS	10	3131
FEMALE	10,354	10,480
MALE	9,442	9,576
AMERICAN INDIAN	0.1%	0.1%
ASIAN	1.0%	1.0%
BLACK	3.1%	3.1%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER	0.0%	0.0%
WHITE	69.3%	69.3%
OTHER	1.1%	1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN	25.4%	25.4%
HISPANIC	49.1%	49.2%
NON-HISPANIC	35.3%	35.4%
NOT SPECIFIED	15.5%	15.4%

ACTIVE BY AGE GROUPS

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.

AGE RANGE	FEMALE	MALE	TOTAL
0-9 YRS.	664	684	1,348
10-19 YRS.	1,657	1,451	3,108
20-29 YRS.	2,921	2,664	5,585
30-39 YRS.	1,621	1,461	3,082
40-49 YRS.	1,463	1,264	2,727
50-59 YRS.	975	1,004	1,979
60-69 YRS.	649	6058	1,254
70-79 YRS.	321	303	624
>80 YRS.	209	140	349
TOTAL	10,480	9,576	20,056

AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

CITY	CASE TOTALS	ACTIVE CASES
AUSTIN	587	18
BEAR CREEK	5	0
BUDA	3,593	165
CREEDMOOR	6	2
DRIFTWOOD	268	14
DRIPPING SPRINGS	1,049	31
HAYS	3	0
KYLE	6,403	222
MANCHACA	27	3
MAXWELL	55	2
MOUNTAIN CITY	50	2
NIEDERWALD	102	1
SAN MARCOS	7,010	182
UHLAND	40	2
WIMBERLEY	848	71
WOODCREEK	10	0
TOTAL	20,056	715

TEXAS COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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*NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 26.

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 25, 2021	JULY 26, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (provisionary)*	33,235,727	33,264,711
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES	2,603,725	2,605,142
NEW DAILY CASES (provisionary)*	2,036	1,387
ACTIVE (provisionary)*	59,859	60,380
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES	461,348	461,532
NEW PROBABLE CASES	294	178
TOTAL RECOVERED (provisionary)*	2,916,288	2,917,377
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (provisionary)*	4,320	4,626
TOTAL FATALITIES (provisionary)*	51,848	51,853
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (provisionary)*	18	5
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%

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, JULY 26.

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 26 (provisionary)*	35,199,465	626,762	29,511,909	5,060,794
JULY 25 (provisionary)*	35,184,671	626,713	29,507,123	5,050,835
JULY 24 (provisionary)*	35,283,075	626,658	29,497,875	5,158,542

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 26 (provisionary)*	194,878,089	4,176,208	176,812,908	13,888,973
JULY 25 (provisionary)*	194,458,480	4,169,613	176,516,084	13,772,783
JULY 24 (provisionary)*	194,176,010	4,163,041	176,244,300	13,768,669

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

COVID on the rise in Hays County: 260 new cases, 25 new hospitalizations