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Hays County reports 118 new lab-confirmed 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 118 new lab-confirmed cases along with no new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge. There are 115 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,521.

Please note: today’s report covers April 29-30.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,354. Hays County has 594 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 910 active cases. Hays County has had 846 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, APRIL 30, AT 1:45 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 27 – 28, 2021 APRIL 29 – 30, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.3%
10.3%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.7%
89.7%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.4%
95.5%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
176,832
178,717 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 738  1,885 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,236
18,354 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 591 594 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 37  118 
PROBABLE CASES 2,004 2,006 
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,406
17,521 
DAILY RECOVERED 48  115 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 239 239 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 158,352 160,363 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 846 846 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14  13 
FEMALE
9,567  9,626 
MALE
8,669  8,728 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.0% 3.0%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
0.9% 0.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6% 25.6%
HISPANIC
49.0% 48.9%
NON-HISPANIC
35.0% 35.1%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.1% 16.0%
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 553 21 523 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,273 134 3,101 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 234 13 219 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 887 40 838 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,852 169 5,614 69
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 71 6 64 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 1 44 1
NIEDERWALD 95 2 93 0
SAN MARCOS 6,542 184 6,261 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 724 24 689 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,354 594
17,521
239
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 FRIDAY, APRIL 30, AT 1:15 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 29, 2021 APRIL 30, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.5%
8.52%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
28,051,720
28,291,903 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,936,532
23,081,347 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,849,201
3,938,339 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,265,987 1,272,217 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,464,876
2,470,095 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,871
2,500 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 62,969 63,109
NEW PROBABLE CASES
591
824 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
411,264
413,132 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,734,819
2,741,678 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 3,007  6,859 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,796 2,682 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,091
49,217 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
69 
59 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.8% 33.9%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.1% 65%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.2% 16.5%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36% 35.9%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.6% 34.7%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, APRIL 30, AT 2
:41 PM

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 30
(*provisionary)
33,090,889 /
10.02%
589,852 /
1.78%
25,699,371 6,801,666
APRIL 29
(*provisionary)
32,983,949 /
10.00%
588,341 /
1.78%

25,584,747 6,810,861

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 30
(*provisionary)
151,845,968 /
1.97%
3,188,561 /
2.10%
129,152,615 19,504,792
APRIL 29
(*provisionary)
150,379,041 /
1.95%
3,167,228 /
2.11%
127,925,075 19,286,738

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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