Categories: Coronaviris Updates

Hays County reports 147 new COVID cases, 2 fatalities

2 years ago

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.”
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HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TX – The Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) is now reporting COVID-19 data in a manner that is more in line with how the Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) now calculates whether a community has high, medium, or low transmission (visit that webpage here; Hays County is currently identified as Low Transmission).

It’s also in a more standardized format for comparability across counties and regions. On the following page, we provide an explanation of each metric.

Hays County residents can upload at-home COVID-19 test results here: https://arcg.is/1G4P1r. No identifying information is collected. While these reports are not included in our official case counts, they help provide a better understanding of community spread.

Vaccine opportunities:

  • NOTE: CHRISTUS AGAIN OFFERING VACCINES on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., Pfizer, Moderna, and Johnson & Johnson vaccines @ Christus Trinity Clinic (formerly Live Oak), 401 Broadway, San Marcos
  • M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
  • More locations can be found here: https://www.vaccines.gov
  • Check with your health care provider to see if they offer vaccines

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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

UPDATED MARCH 16, 2022

HAYS COUNTY & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 241,067

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

KEY STATISTICS

HAYS COUNTY
 MARCH 16
NEW CASES*
(Total new cases since the last report. This includes both PCR and antigen-positive tests. This is a change from the previous 2 years reporting that separated PCR tests (confirmed) from antigen tests (probable).)
147
CASES PER 100,000 (7-day average)
(The number of new cases per 100,000 population. This is calculated by dividing the 7-day average by the county population and multiplying by 100,000. This standardizes the data in a way that makes it easy to compare data across areas with differing populations.)
8.71
ACTIVE CASES
(The number of new cases over the past 7 days. This number is a very broad estimate of the number of people who may be contagious.)
147
HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS (total past 7 days)
(Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions in the past 7 days.)
7
HOSPITALIZATIONS  PER 100K (7-day average)
(Total number of new COVID-19 hospital admissions divided by the county population and multiplied by 100,00.)
3
FATALITIES
(COVID-19 deaths reported in the past 7 days.)
2
7-DAY TEST POSITIVITY RATE
(Percentage of performed tests that were positive in the past 7 days. Calculated by dividing the number of positive test results by the total number of reported tests and multiplying by 100. Test positivity rate aims to measure the viral prevalence in a community but is also affected by testing strategies and availability.)
2.46%

 

TEXAS CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

UPDATED MARCH 16, 2022

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

NOTE: DSHS has removed the estimates of active and recovered cases because of the difficulty of assigning them to a specific year.

 

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS MAR. 14 MAR. 15 MAR. 16
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
61,393,438 
61,466,149 
61,520,910 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
5,459,313 
5,460,867 
5,462,353 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
637 
1,554 
1,486 
PROBABLE CASES
1,143,424 
1,144,894 
1,146,184 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
222 
1,470 
1,290 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,762  1,797  1,746 
TOTAL FATALITIES
85,049 
85,123 
85,211 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
10 
74 
88 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
 51.65% 51.65% 51.65%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
 45.15% 45.15% 45.15%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
 3.20% 3.20% 3.20%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
 2.36% 2.36% 2.36%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
 7.66% 7.66% 7.66%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
 26.4% 26.4% 26.4%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
 2.54% 2.54% 2.54%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
 38.87% 38.87% 38.87%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
 22.19% 22.19% 22.19%
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