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Hays County Health Department reports 73 new lab-confirmed COVID cases

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 73 new lab-confirmed cases along with seven (7) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges.

There are 20 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,885. This report covers July 17-19, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,544. Hays County has 395 active cases.

In the past 21 days, there have been 479 active cases. Hays County has had 938 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 15 people are currently hospitalized. 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 19.

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

* NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, JULY 19.
* 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
JULY 15-16 2021 JULY 16-19 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.5%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.5%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
96.9%
96.6%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
204,359
204,996 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 853 637 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,471
19,544
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 342 395
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 73 73
PROBABLE CASES 2,150 2,160
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,865
18,885
DAILY RECOVERED 29 20
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 6 0
FATALITIES 264 264
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 184,888 185,452
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 931 938
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13 15
FEMALE
10,178 10,221
MALE
9,293  9,323
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% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.6% 15.6%
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 574 11 554 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,469 75 3,349 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 257 3 251 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,020 9 1000 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,246 142 6,030 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 53 0 52 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 49 1 47 1
NIEDERWALD 101 3 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,888 118 6,666 104
UHLAND 39 1 38 0
WIMBERLEY 802 32 758 12
WOODCREEK 10 0 7 3
TOTAL 19,554 395
18,885
264
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, JULY 19.

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 18, 2021 JULY 19, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,734,425
32,755,652 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,576,284
2,577,197 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,815
889 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 37,502 38,356 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
453,001
453,145 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
286
144 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,902,969
2,903,764 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,938 3,046 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,651
51,652 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
 11
1
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 NONDAY, JULY 19, AT 2:55
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
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 19
(*provisionary)
34,963,907 624,746 29,376,590 4,962,571
JULY 18
(*provisionary)
34,953,937 624,715 29,369,181 4,960,041 
JULY 17
(*provisionary)
34,929,856 624,606 29,358,531 4,946,719

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 19
(*provisionary)
191,266,116 4,106,672 174,211,667 12,947,777
JULY 18
(*provisionary)
190,830,039 4,100,074 173,877,014 12,852,951
JULY 17
(*provisionary)
190,351,553 4,093,050 173,545,480 12,713,023

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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