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Hays County Health Department reports 265 active COVID cases, 44 recently confirmed

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 44 new lab-confirmed cases along with no new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges.

There are 74 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,265. This report covers May 18-19, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,775.

Hays County has 265 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 539 active cases. Hays County has had 876 total COVID-related hospitalizations and eight (8) people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming no appointment needed vaccine clinics:

  • May 20-21 – Pfizer vaccine clinic @ Hays CISD Administration, 11 a.m. – 7 p.m.
  • May 27 – Moderna second dose vaccine clinic @ Sinai Pentecostal, 5 p.m. – 10 p.m.
  • Every Thursday and Friday – CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.

Helpful links:

 

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

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, AT 3:44 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 – Friday exclusively. No case stats will be given on weekends and holidays.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
MAY 15 – 17, 2021 MAY 18 – 19, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.1%
10.1%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.9%
89.9%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.7%
4.7%
RECOVERED %
97.1%
97.3%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
185,526
186,246 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 713 720 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,731
18,775 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 295 265 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 48 44
PROBABLE CASES 2,048 2,048 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,191
18,265 
DAILY RECOVERED 82 74
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 0
FATALITIES 245 245
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 166,795 167,471 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 876 876
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 10 8
FEMALE
9,814 9,842
MALE
8,917  8,933
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
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.63%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.1% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.9% 15.9%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 564 6 549 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,336 33 3,264 39
CREEDMOOR 5 2 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 240 5 233 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 919 28 882 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,985 89 5,825 71
MANCHACA 26 0 26 0
MAXWELL 75 3 71 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 47 1 45 1
NIEDERWALD 98 2 96 0
SAN MARCOS 6,692 87 6,505 100
UHLAND 34 1 33 0
WIMBERLEY 738 8 719 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,775 265
18,265
245
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 WEDNESDAY, MAY 19, AT 2:55 P.M.

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 MAY 18, 2021 MAY 19, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.63%
8.63%
FATALITY %
2.0%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
29,572,436 
29,626,357 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,973,724 
24,023,180 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,291,338 
4,294,923 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,307,374 
1,308,254 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,501,376 
2,503,036 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,835 
1,464 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 51,990  51,422 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
423,090 
423,445 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
783 
305 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,796,266 
2,794,891 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 9,413  1,375 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,222
2,129 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,941 
49,999 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
41
58
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34% 34%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.9% 64.9%
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 WEDNESWDAY, MAY 19, AT 3:14
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
MAY 19
(*provisionary)
33,774,945 /
10.23%
601,330 /
1.78%
27,253,327 5,920,288
MAY 18
(*provisionary)
33,747,439 /
10.23%
600,533 /
1.78%

27,202,309 5,944,597

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
MAY 19
(*provisionary)
164,930,376 /
2.14%
3,419,988 /
2.07%
143,915,933 17,594,455
MAY 18
(*provisionary)
164,305,625 /
2.13%
3,405,682 /
2.07%
143,081,930 17,818,013

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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