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Hays County reports 116 new active COVID-19 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 116 new lab-confirmed cases along with eight (8) new hospitalizations and seven (7) new hospital discharges. There are 150 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,096. Please note: today’s report covers April 17 – April 19.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,876. Hays County has 542 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 759 active cases. Hays County has had 826 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, APRIL 19, AT 3:45 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
APRIL 15 – 16, 2021 APRIL 17 – 19, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.4%
10.4%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.6%
89.6%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.4%
95.6%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
170,366
171,949
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,861 1,583 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,760
17,876 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 576 542 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 115 116 
PROBABLE CASES 1,947 1,954 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,946
17,096 
DAILY RECOVERED 63 150 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 3
FATALITIES 238 238
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 152,606 154,073 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 818 826
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13 14 
FEMALE
9,309 9,363 
MALE
8,451 8,513 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.9% 2.9%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.6% 69.6%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.4% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
34.8% 34.8%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.3% 16.3%
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 535 20 506 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,161 97 3,026 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 224 9 213 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 853 31 813 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,717 131 5,517 69
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 65 3 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 45 0 44 1
NIEDERWALD 94 2 92 0
SAN MARCOS 6,402 230 6,076 96
UHLAND 33 1 32 0
WIMBERLEY 703 16 676 11
WOODCREEK 9 2 6 1
TOTAL 17,876 542
17,096
238
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, APRIL 19, AT 4:25 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 APRIL 18, 2021 APRIL 19, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.41%
8.42%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
27,053,574 
27,189,276 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,305,322 
22,419,98 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,632,342 
3,650,708 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,115,910  1,118,582 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,439,892 
2,440,986 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,434 
1,073 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 64,439  63,472 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
389 
105 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
401,672 
401,777 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,703,143 
2,705,278 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 1,516   2,135
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,888  2,864 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
48,611 
48,620 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
38 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.7% 33.7%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.1% 65.1%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.6% 16.6%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.1% 36.1%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.4% 34.4%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, APRIL 19, AT 2
:22 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
APRIL 19
(*provisionary)
32,404,463 /
9.82%
581,061 /
1.79%
24,961,229 6,862,173
APRIL 18
(*provisionary)
32,361,280 /
9.81%
580,756 /
1.79%

24,909,770 6,870,754

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
APRIL 19
(*provisionary)
142,047,927 /
1.84%
3,034,071 /
2.14%
120,619,509 18,394,347
APRIL 18
(*provisionary)
141,367,738 /
1.84%
3,025,461 /
2.14%
120,063,955 8,278,322

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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