Hays County reports one COVID-related fatality, a Kyle man in his 70s

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 one (1) COVID-related fatality, a Kyle man in his 70s. The Department also reports 32 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges.

There are 21 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,686. This report covers June 26-28, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,091. Hays County has 144 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 224 active cases. Hays County has had 916 total COVID-related hospitalizations and two (2) people are currently hospitalized.

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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.
  • Pfizer vaccines are also offered by Curative at 210031 I-35, Kyle (Hays CISD Administration, in the old Transportation Building), on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

 

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.
  • Pfizer vaccines are also offered by Curative at 210031 I-35, Kyle (Hays CISD Administration, in the old Transportation Building), on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Helpful links:

 

Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JUNE 28, AT 3:30 PM

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

* 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

HAYS COUNTY
JUNE 24-25 2021 JUNE 26-28 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.6%
9.6%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.4%
90.4%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.3%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.9%
97.9%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
197,547
198,286  
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 963 739 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,059
19,091 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 134
144 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 37
10
PROBABLE CASES 2,087
2,092 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,665
18,686 
DAILY RECOVERED 17
21
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 13
0
FATALITIES 260
261
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 178,488
179,195 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 916 
916 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 2 2
FEMALE
9,969
9,986
MALE
9,090 9,105
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.8% 15.8%
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
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 561 4 578 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,379 24 3,310 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 254 4 247 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,007 16 980 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,077 64 5,939 74
MANCHACA 26 0 26 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 98 0 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,761 22 6,636 103
UHLAND 38 1 37 0
WIMBERLEY 764 8 744 12
WOODCREEK 10 1 8 1
TOTAL 19,091 144
18,716
261
18,191

DEFINITIONS: CASE & CLINICAL 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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NOTE: TEXAS STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JUNE 28, AT 2:20 PM

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 JUNE 27, 2021 JUNE 28, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.77%
8.77%
FATALITY %
2.01%
2.01%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
31,664,505 
31,768,431 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,543,158 
2,543,253 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
261 
221
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 21,535  21,146 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
441,182
441,270 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
31 
87 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,875,972 
2,876,579 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
362  607
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,430  1,428 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,199 
51,201 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
11 
2
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, JUNE 28, AT 3:12
AM

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 /
% RATE

FATALITIES /
% RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JUNE 28
(*provisionary)
34,494,677 / 10.45%
619,424 / 1.80% 28,927,335  4,947,918 
JUNE 27
(*provisionary)
34,490,134 / 10.45% 619,343 / 1.80% 28,912,906  4,957,885 
JUNE 26
(*provisionary)
34,482,672 / 10.45% 619,152 / 1.80% 28,897,460 4,966,060
JUNE 25
(*provisionary)
34,464,956 / 10.44% 618,685 / 1.80% 28,871,914 4,974,357

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 /
% RATE
FATALITIES /
% RATE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
JUNE 28
(*provisionary)
181,924,229 / 2.36% 3,940,422 / 2.17% 166,422,682  11,561,125 
JUNE 27
(*provisionary)
181,610,894 / 2.36% 3,934,198 / 2.17% 166,119,301  11,557,395 
JUNE 26
(*provisionary)
181,192,528 / 2.35%
3,925,343 / 2.17% 165,779,739 11,487,446

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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