Hays County Reports 78 New COVID Cases

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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.”

As viruses, like COVID, evolve and mutate over time, the science community, e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), acquire more knowledge at a rapid pace.

Furthermore, as a consequence of how viruses evolve, people should expect change to occur at a rapid pace.

Just as viruses evolve, so does the data.

Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers would continue to change as data is made available to the health department team.

“We actively review and evaluate the data we are provided, but due to the errors in reporting from testing facilities, we are correcting data as it comes to the health department,” Drew said.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve, and new information comes to light,” said Tammy Crumley, Director of Countywide Operations and the Hays County Health Department.

 

 

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Graphic credit to Corridor News

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, AT 3:54 PM
* 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.

SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported exclusively Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY
NOV 16, 2020
NOV 17, 2020
TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases)
49,706
50,318 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,393 612 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary)
6,720
6,798 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 602 636 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 104 78 
PROBABLE CASES 817 818 
TOTAL RECOVERED
6,026
 6,070
DAILY RECOVERED 12 44 
CASES REMOVED *Reported On Fridays N/A N/A 
FATALITIES 92 92 
FATALITY RATE
1.4%
1.4%
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 42,986 43,520 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 402 410 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 6 10 
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HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

CITY TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 114 29 77 8
BEAR CREEK 3 1 2 0
BUDA 1,030 165 852 13
CREEDMOOR 1 0 1 0
DRIFTWOOD 64 15 49 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 182 56 123 3
HAYS 0 0 0 0
KYLE 2,116 245 1,846 25
MANCHACA 8 0 8 0
MAXWELL 9 0 9 0
MOUNTAIN CITY 16 5 10 1
NIEDERWALD 32 2 30 0
SAN MARCOS 3,064 99 2,925 40
UHLAND 23 1 22 0
WIMBERLEY 134 17 115 2
WOODCREEK 2 1 1 0
TOTAL 6,798 636 6,070 92
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HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 yrs. 128 129 257
10-19 yrs. 486 352 838
20-29 yrs. 1,160 1,196 2,356
30-39 yrs. 559 515 1,074
40-49 yrs. 460 392 852
50-59 yrs. 333 311 644
60-69 yrs. 226 188 414
70-79 yrs. 108 120 228
> 80 yrs. 78 57 135
Total 3,538 3,260 6,798
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 1,623 1,460 3,083 45.4%
NON-HISPANIC 860 827 1,687 24.8%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,055 973 2,028 29.8%
TOTAL 3,538 3,260 6,798 100.0%
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0%
ASIAN 0.5%
BLACK 2.4%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 65.4%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
31.7%

Case 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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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, AT 6:30 PM

Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.

NOTE: The Texas COVID Dashboard with the state’s numbers may not have been updated as of press time. Or older cases may have recently been reported by labs to the state and excluded in previous numbers.

STATE OF TEXAS NOV 16, 2020
NOV 17, 2020
TOTAL TESTED 10,395,826 10,479,292 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) 9,371,443 9,441,069 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) 495,966 506,805 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 528,417 530,418 
POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION
(*runs a day behind)
11.69% 10.98%
POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED
(*runs a day behind)
12.74% 12.6%
POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED
(legacy method) (*runs a day behind)
9.88% 10.34%
TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES 1,027,889 1,039,513 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 135,231 139,048 
NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary)
6,858
10,826 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) 875,521 883,223 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 3,737 7,702 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 7,468 7,841 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) 19,579 19,696 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 20 117 
COUNTIES REPORTING CASES 253 of 254 254 of 254
COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES 240 of 254 240 of 254
FEMALE (Gender) 35.3% 35.3%
MALE (Gender) 63.3% 63.3%
UNKNOWN (Gender) 1.5% 1.5%
ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) 1.4% 1.4%
BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) 16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) 39.4% 39.4%
OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) 0.5% 0.5%
WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) 30.4% 30.4%
UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) 11.9% 11.9%

NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, AT 3:21 AM
*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

TOTAL REPORTED
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 17
(*provisionary)
11,271,686 250,485 5,982,664 5,038,537 34,226
NOVEMBER 16
(*provisionary)
11,116,640 249,730 5,946,496 4,920,414 33,721

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock 4,385,480

WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, AT 3:21 AM
*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
TOTAL
REPORTED

FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
PER 1M PEOPLE
NOVEMBER 17
(*provisionary)
55,074,994 1,328,068 35,386,141 18,360,785 7,076
NOVEMBER 16
(*provisionary)
54,418,895 1,317,707 34,989,010 18,112,178 6,998

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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