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Hays County reports 13 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases

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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 13 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 27 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,648. This report covers June 22-23, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,035. Hays County has 128 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 188 active cases. Hays County has had 913 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 3 people are currently hospitalized.

Upcoming ‘no appointment needed’ vaccine clinics:

Monday-Friday, Pfizer, Moderna and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1:30-4:30 p.m.

Every Thursday and Friday – Pfizer vaccine @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 8 a.m.-4 p.m.

Pfizer vaccines are also offered by Curative at 210031 I-35, Kyle (Hays CISD Administration, in the old Transportation Building), on Thursdays and Fridays from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m.- 4 p.m.

Helpful links:

 

Where and how to get vaccinated, and get your questions answered.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, AT 3:43 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’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
JUNE 19-21 2021 JUNE 22-23 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.7%
9.7%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.3%
90.3%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.9%
98.0%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
196,154
196,584 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 898 430 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,022
19,035 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 142 128 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 18
13 
PROBABLE CASES 2,082 2,083 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,621
18,648 
DAILY RECOVERED 12
27 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 259 259 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 177,132 177,549 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 911 913 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 3
FEMALE
9,957
9,961 
MALE
9,065 9,074 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49% 49%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.8% 15.8%
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 557 2 546 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,369 21 3,304 44
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 250 0 247 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,004 17 976 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,054 52 5,929 73
MANCHACA 26 0 26 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 98 0 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,756 29 6,624 103
UHLAND 37 0 37 0
WIMBERLEY 759 7 740 12
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 19,035 128
18,648
259
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 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, AT 3:45 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 JUNE 22, 2021 JUNE 23, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.75%
8.75%
FATALITY %
2.01%
2.01%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
31,457,843 
31,480,472 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,538,120 
2,538,908 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,389 
870 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 20,636  21,241 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
439,460 
439,351 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
346 
292 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,868,733 
2,869,977 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
847  1,244 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,526  1,507 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,060 
51,092 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
29
32 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.1% 34.1%
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 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, AT 3:01
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
JUNE 23
(*provisionary)
34,434,803 / 10.43% 617,875 / 1.79% 28,817,134  4,999,794 
JUNE 22
(*provisionary)
34,419,838 / 10.43%
617,463 / 1.79% 28,767,507 5,034,868
JUNE 21
(*provisionary)
34,406,001 / 10.43% 617,166 / 1.79% 28,711,315 5,077,520

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
JUNE 23
(*provisionary)
179,960,300 / 2.34% 3,899,016 / 2.17% 164,727,197  11,334,087 
JUNE 22
(*provisionary)
179,573,525 / 2.33% 3,889,455 / 2.17% 164,274,012 11,410,058
JUNE 21
(*provisionary)
179,279,785 / 2.33% 3,882,633 / 2.17% 163,841,505 11,555,647

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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