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

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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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. 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
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

*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
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

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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 
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 MONDAY, JULY 26
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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

 


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