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Free COVID-19 testing is currently available for uninsured, underinsured, and indigent residents of Hays County. See more information here.
KYLE
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Hays CISD PAC, 979 Kohlers Crossing, Kyle
DRIPPING SPRINGS
Friday through Monday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Triangle, 151 Mercer St., Dripping Springs
SAN MARCOS
Daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Ramon Lucio Park, 601 S. CM Allen Parkway, San Marcos
WIMBERLEY
Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wimberley Community Center, 14068 RR 12, Wimberley
BUDA (starting Friday, Oct. 9)
Monday through Wednesday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Friday through Sunday – 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Onion Creek Senior Center, 420 Barton Crossing, Buda
The attached graphic has a QR for people to select a time slot (note, we are updating the graphic with the Buda info that was confirmed today).
You do not have to be experiencing symptoms. If you want a test, you’ll need to call ahead to secure an appointment time because the number of tests will be limited each day.
More information about other locations and times will be shared as soon as it is available.
Click here to find other testing locations throughout Hays County; many of which accept private insurance. There are a few walk-in/drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites in Hays County.
Some sites, which follow CDC guidelines for testing, may require a physician referral to be tested. Contact your medical provider or the Hays County hotline for further instructions, 512.393.5525.
If you are not exhibiting symptoms but still would like to get tested, for example, because you were exposed to someone with a positive result, contact the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525.
The Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) is offering free COVID-19 testing at locations around the state.
You can also Visit the TDEM website for information on testing locations in the Central Texas area.
If you are concerned you have been exposed to coronavirus, contact your healthcare provider or the Hays County Local Health Department at 512.393.5525 to discuss your exposure risk.
If you are experiencing moderate to severe symptoms, you may be directed to your health care provider or local hospital emergency room.
The Hays County Local Health Department has a monitoring protocol in place which will be explained to you if your symptoms warrant it.
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*UPDATE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 4:22 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 only reported Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – The active COVID-19 case counts for Hays County will look a little different in today’s update and moving forward, according to the epidemiology team at the Hays County Local Health Department.
Following a week-long internal review of COVID cases, the team found active case counts that were incorrect. While the change that will be reflected in the update impacts all areas of the county, the cities of San Marcos and Kyle will see more variability.
“Our data review showed San Marcos has 29 active cases just in the past 21 days, yet we received reports about 117 new COVID-19 cases in October,” Epidemiologist Eric Schneider said. “At that point, we knew not all of those had been cleared yet, so we continued digging into the data.”
He said the San Marcos active case counts will increase. Conversely, Kyle’s active cases will go down.
Schneider said there are several reasons for the need to make these edits, including new statewide reporting protocols, shifts in how data is shared with local health departments and human error.
Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers will 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,” he said.
Health Department Director Tammy Crumley said the internal review is just one of many regular audits conducted on the data.
“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve and new information comes to light,” she said.
| HAYS COUNTY |
OCT 27, 2020 |
OCT 28, 2020 |
| TOTAL TESTS (includes pending cases) | ||
| NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) | 294 | N/A |
| TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED (*provisionary) |
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| ACTIVE (*provisionary) | 460 | 397 |
| NEW DAILY CONFIRMED | 23 | 6 |
| PROBABLE CASES | 786 | 736 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED |
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| DAILY RECOVERED | 68 | 69 |
| FATALITIES | 86 | 86 |
| FATALITY RATE |
1.3% |
% |
| NEGATIVE (*provisionary) | 34,830 | 35,069 |
| TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS | 371 | 383 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS | 10 | 10 |
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| CITY | TOTAL CASES | ACTIVE CASES | RECOVERED | FATALITIES |
| AUSTIN | 82 | 7 | 67 | 8 |
| BEAR CREEK | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| BUDA | 859 | 95 | 753 | 11 |
| CREEDMOOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| DRIFTWOOD | 46 | 8 | 38 | 0 |
| DRIPPING SPRINGS | 120 | 22 | 95 | 3 |
| HAYS | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| KYLE | 1,842 | 122 | 1,697 | 23 |
| MANCHACA | 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| MAXWELL | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| MOUNTAIN CITY | 11 | 3 | 7 | 1 |
| NIEDERWALD | 30 | 1 | 29 | 0 |
| SAN MARCOS | 2,958 | 124 | 2,796 | 38 |
| UHLAND | 22 | 1 | 21 | 0 |
| WIMBERLEY | 111 | 13 | 96 | 2 |
| WOODCREEK | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| TOTAL | 6,103 | 397 | 5,620 | 86 |
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| AGE RANGE | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | DEATHS |
| 0-9 yrs. | 103 | 108 | 211 | 0 |
| 10-19 yrs. | 413 | 292 | 705 | 0 |
| 20-29 yrs. | 1,107 | 1,125 | 2,232 | 1 |
| 30-39 yrs. | 505 | 475 | 980 | 0 |
| 40-49 yrs. | 400 | 325 | 725 | 3 |
| 50-59 yrs. | 295 | 271 | 566 | 11 |
| 60-69 yrs. | 197 | 161 | 358 | 9 |
| 70-79 yrs. | 98 | 112 | 210 | 29 |
| > 80 yrs. | 62 | 54 | 116 | 33 |
| Total | 3,180 | 2,923 | 6,103 | 86 |
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| ETHNICITY | FEMALE | MALE | TOTAL | % OF CASES |
| HISPANIC | 1,449 | 1,290 | 2,739 | 43.88% |
| NON-HISPANIC | 691 | 679 | 1,370 | 22.45% |
| NOT-SPECIFIED | 1,040 | 954 | 1,994 | 32.67% |
| TOTAL | 3,180 | 2,923 | 6,103 | 100.0% |
*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only
| RACE | PERCENTAGE OF CASES |
| AMERICAN INDIAN | 0% |
| ASIAN | 0.6% |
| BLACK | 2.4% |
| NATIVE HAWAIIAN / PACIFIC ISLANDER |
0% |
| WHITE | 62.9% |
| NOT SPECIFIED / UNKNOWN |
34.1% |
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
› 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:
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*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 4:00 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 | OCT 27, 2020 |
OCT 28, 2020 |
| TOTAL TESTED | 8,642,696 | 8,700,852 |
| TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 7,883,440 | 7,933,477 |
| TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 288,373 | 294,296 |
| TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) | 470,883 | 473,079 |
| POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION (*runs a day behind) |
9.42% | 9.94% |
| POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED (*runs a day behind) |
9.90% | 10.04% |
| POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED (legacy method) (*runs a day behind) |
8.08% | 8.44% |
| TOTAL POSITIVE CONFIRMED CASES | 874,367 | 879,994 |
| ACTIVE (*provisionary) | 95,784 | 96,528 |
| NEW CASES FROM PRIOR DAY (*provisionary) |
7,055
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5,175
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| TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary) | 763,108 | 767,905 |
| TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) | 4,916 | 4,797 |
| CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) | 5,512 | 5,650 |
| TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) | 17,595 | 17,700 |
| FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) | 81 | 105 |
| COUNTIES REPORTING CASES | 253 of 254 | 253 of 254 |
| COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES | 234 of 254 | 234 of 254 |
| FEMALE (Gender) | 35% | 35% |
| MALE (Gender) | 63.4% | 63.4% |
| UNKNOWN (Gender) | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| ASIAN (Race/Ethnicity) | 1.5% | 1.5% |
| BLACK (Race/Ethnicity) | 16.6% | 16.6% |
| HISPANIC (Race/Ethnicity) | 39.7% | 39.7% |
| OTHER (Race/Ethnicity) | 0.5 | 0.5% |
| WHITE (Race/Ethnicity) | 30.3% | 30.3% |
| UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) | 11.5% | 11.5% |
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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*UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, AT 8:44 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 M WORLD POPULATION: 7.7 B |
TOTAL CASES REPORTED | FATALITIES | RECOVERED | ACTIVE | CASES PER 1M PEOPLE |
| U.S. CASE OVERVIEW | 8,879,060 | 230,176 | 5,469,963 | 3,178,921 |
26,859 |
| WORLDWIDE CASE OVERVIEW | 44,159,482 | 1,169,562 | 29,870,836 | 13,119,084 | 5,656 |
Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock
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