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Hays County reports 138 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 138 new lab-confirmed cases along with 11 new hospitalizations and six (6) new hospital discharges. There are 153 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,358. Please note: today’s report covers April 24 – April 26.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,199. Hays County has 602 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 865 active cases. Hays County has had 844 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 18 people are currently hospitalized.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, APRIL 26, AT 3:33 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 22 – 23, 2021 APRIL 24 – 26, 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 %
95.3%
95.4%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
174,559
176,096
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,458 1,537
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,061
18,199
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 617 602
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 82 138
PROBABLE CASES 19,650 18,199
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,205
17,358
DAILY RECOVERED 89 153
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 0
FATALITIES 239 239
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 156,498 157,897
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 833 844
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 13 18 
FEMALE
9,468 9,545
MALE
8,593 8,654
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
48.9% 48.9%
NON-HISPANIC
35.0% 35.0%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.1% 16.1%
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 551 22 520 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,239 134 3,067 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 231 13 216 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 870 31 830 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,807 163 5,575 69
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 66 2 63 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 1 44 1
NIEDERWALD 94 2 92 0
SAN MARCOS 6,501 211 6,193 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 717 21 685 11
WOODCREEK 9 2 6 1
TOTAL 18,199 602
17,358
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 MONDAY, APRIL 26, AT 2:50 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 25, 2021 APRIL 26, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.47%
8.48%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
27,678,766 
27,835,375 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,742,379 
22,776,539 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,796,720 
3,799,448 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,139,667  1,259,388 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,456,905 
2,458,625 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,128 
1,390 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 64,079  63,103 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
216 
192 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
407,440 
407,638 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,722,234 
2,725,679 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 1,337  3,445 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,684  2,718 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
48,966 
48,973 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
20
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.8% 33.8%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.1% 65.1%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.6% 16.6%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36% 36%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.6% 34.6%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, APRIL 23, AT 2
:24 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 26
(*provisionary)
32,824,389 /
9.95%
586,152 /
1.79%
25,379,831 6,858,406
APRIL 25
(*provisionary)
32,789,653 /
9.94%
585,880 /
1.79%

25,339,874 66,863,899

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 26
(*provisionary)
147,826,120 /
1.92%
3,123,611 /
2.11%
125,402,507 19,300,002
APRIL 25
(*provisionary)
147,124,449 /
1.91%
3,114,262 /
2.12%
124,785,678 19,224,509

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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