Hays County Releases Friday COVID-19 Update

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.”

In December, federal agencies began distributing the first COVID-19 vaccine to states.

The first phase of the distribution saw Pfizer and Moderna COVID-19 vaccinations going to first responders throughout the United States including health professionals, first responders, and residents of long-term health care facilities.

In January, people over 65 or with a chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19 became eligible to receive the vaccine as part of Phase 1B.

These individuals include:

  • People 65 years of age and older
  • People 16 years of age and older with at least one chronic medical condition that puts them at increased risk for severe illness from the virus that causes COVID-19, such as but not limited to:
    • Cancer
    • Chronic kidney disease
    • COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease)
    • Heart conditions, such as heart failure, coronary artery disease or cardiomyopathies
    • Solid-organ transplantation
    • Obesity and severe obesity (body mass index of 30 kg/m2 or higher)
    • Pregnancy
    • Sickle cell disease
    • Type 2 diabetes mellitus

The Week of Jan. 11, the state of Texas began distributing vaccines received to large sites or hubs around the state to vaccinate more than 100,000 people.

Governor Greg Abbott visited Arlington on Monday, Jan. 11, to tour one such facility, which aims to ultimately serve surrounding counties in the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area if possible.

  • The goal of this plan is to provide more people with the vaccine and a simpler way to sign up for an appointment.
  • Providers will focus on vaccinating areas and populations hardest hit by COVID-19.

If Texans are in Phase 1 and eligible to receive the vaccine, they can check the COVID-19 Vaccination Hub Providers page to find a hub near them and learn how to register.

Alternately, they can also check the websites of vaccine providers listed on the Texas COVID-19 Vaccine Availability map to see if they have enough vaccine supply at this time.

According to the Texas Department of State Health Services, the best estimate of when vaccines will be available for the general public not eligible in phase 1A or 1B is Spring 2021.

However, the DSHS’s website says that the timeline is subject to change; vaccine distribution depends on vaccine production and how quickly other vaccines become available.

COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed through the federal government from Moderna and Pfizer as they are available.

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, AT 2:28 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 Monday – Friday exclusively. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION:
230,191

HAYS COUNTY
JAN 21, 2021 JAN 22, 2021
COVID POSITIVE RATE
6.03%
6.04%
FATALITY RATE
1.23%
1.22%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
110,102
110,808 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,710 706 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
13,900
13,915 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 2,664 2,697 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 218 77 
PROBABLE CASES 1,612 1,620 
TOTAL RECOVERED
11,065
 11,047
DAILY RECOVERED 126 44 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) N/A 62 
FATALITIES 171 171 
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 96,202 96,893 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 668 617 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 44 43 

 

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 371 86 275 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 2,446 541 1,883 22
CREEDMOOR 5  2 3 0
DRIFTWOOD 168 28 140 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 626 155 464 7
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 4,321 851 3,416 54
MANCHACA 19 2 17 0
MAXWELL 34 18 15 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 36 4 31 1
NIEDERWALD 84 25 59 0
SAN MARCOS 5,272 845 4,359 68
UHLAND 28 2 26 0
WIMBERLEY 494 137 350 7
WOODCREEK 4 1 2 1
TOTAL 13,915 2,697 11,047 171
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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. 427 402 829
10-19 yrs. 1,030 905 1,935
20-29 yrs. 2,124 1,983 4,107
30-39 yrs. 1,166 1,025 2,191
40-49 yrs. 1,000 879 1,879
50-59 yrs. 694 710 1,404
60-69 yrs. 457 421 878
70-79 yrs. 225 219 444
> 80 yrs. 156 92 248
Total 7,279 6,636 13,915
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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 3,548 3,214 6,762 48.6%
NON-HISPANIC 2,355 2,178 4,533 32.6%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,376 1,244 2,260 18.8%
TOTAL 7,279 6 ,636 13,915 100.0%
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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 0.1%
ASIAN 0.9%
BLACK 2.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 69.6%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
1.3%

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 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, AT 4:10 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.

TEXAS POPULATION:
29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS JAN 21, 2021 JAN 22, 2021
COVID POSITIVE RATE
6.61%
6.67%
FATALITY RATE
1.73%
1.74%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
18,648,388
 18,794,175
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
16,202,370
16,321,080 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
1,560,260
1,582,586 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 885,758 890,509 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
1,917,513
1,935,747 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
18,370
17,862 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 376,769 376,288 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
3,052
3,978 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
271,130
275,542 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,763,247
1,785,578 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 24,111 22,331 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 13,564 13,564
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
33,285
33,707 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
441
422 
FEMALE (updated on Friday’s)
34.8% 34.8%
MALE (updated on Friday’s)
63.9% 63.9%
UNKNOWN (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.3% 1.3%
ASIAN (updated on Friday’s)
1.3% 1.3%
BLACK (updated on Friday’s)
16.3% 16.3%
HISPANIC (updated on Friday’s)
38.9% 38.9%
OTHER (updated on Friday’s)
0.5% 0.5%
WHITE (updated on Friday’s)
31.1% 31.1%
UNKNOWN (updated on Friday’s)
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 FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, AT 2:49 AM
*Disclaimer: This data is provisional and the situation changes rapidly and might not reflect some cases still being reported.

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US POPULATION: 330 MILLION

U.S. OVERVIEW

POSITIVE / PERCENTAGE
FATALITIES /
PERCENTAGE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JANUARY 22
(*provisionary)
24,861,388 /
7.53%
413,259 /
1.66%
10,845,438 13,602,691
JANUARY 21
(*provisionary)
24,433,486 /
7.40%
404,812 /
1.66%

10,562,082 13,466,592

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON FRIDAY, JANUARY 22, AT 2:49 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
POSITIVE /
PERCENTAGE
FATALITIES /
PERCENTAGE
RECOVERED ACTIVE
JANUARY 22
(*provisionary)
97,560,171 /
1.27%
2,092,500 /
2.14%
53,808,249 41,659,422
JANUARY 21
(*provisionary)
96,906,712 /
1.26%
2,075,902 /
2.14%
53,431,108 41,399,702

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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