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Hays County reports 25 new cases with almost 30,000 fully vaccinated

Get COVID case stats for Hays County, Texas, where and how to get vaccinated, and have your questions answered.

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) 25 new lab-confirmed cases along with three (3) new hospitalizations and no new hospital discharges. There are 26 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,547.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,150. Hays County has 367 active cases. In the past 21 days, there have been 559 active cases.

Hays County has had 791 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 11 people are currently hospitalized.

As of March 29, all adults are eligible for a vaccine in Texas according to the state health department.

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

 

 

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE IN TEXAS & HAYS COUNTY

HAYS COUNTY & TEXAS COVID VACCINE STATS

.*These totals were updated by the Texas Department of State Health Services and
are updated by 4 PM each day with data as of 11:59 PM the previous night.

COMPARISON – HAYS COUNTY VS. STATE OF TEXAS:
PERCENTAGE OF POPULATION VACCINATED

  POPULATION
FIRST DOSE FULLY VACCINATED
HAYS COUNTY
(est.*16 yrs and older)
183,380
54,873 OR 29.82% 29,476 OR 16.07%
HAYS COUNTY
(est. total Population)
230,091
54,873 OR 23.85% 29,476 OR 12.81%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
7,282,422 OR 25.11% 3,863,664 OR 13.32%

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, AT 3:54 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

HAYS COUNTY
MARCH 30, 2021 MARCH 31, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.7%
10.7%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.3%
89.3%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
96.5%
96.5%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
160,022
160,363 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 127 341
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,125
17,150 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 368 367
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 4 9
PROBABLE CASES 1,887 1,890
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,521
16,547 
DAILY RECOVERED 90 26
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 236 236
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 142,897 143,213 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 788 791
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 8  11
FEMALE
8,961 8,974
MALE
8,164  8,176
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 0.7% 0.7%
BLACK
2.6% 2.6%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
70.2% 70.2%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.4% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
34.4% 34.4%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.5% 16.5%
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 510 11 489 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,029 53 2,939 37
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 211 2 208 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 815 25 781 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,532 121 5,337 74
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 0 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 45 3 41 1
NIEDERWALD 90 1 89 0
SAN MARCOS 6,099 141 5,867 91
UHLAND 32 1 31 0
WIMBERLEY 683 9 664 10
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 17,150 367
16,547
236
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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TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

*Texas testing data had not been updated by the time of publication*

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

STATE OF TEXAS MARCH 30, 2021 MARCH 31, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.25%
N/R
FATALITY %
1.98%
N/R
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
25,536,604
N/R 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
21,242,085
N/R 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,206,026
N/R 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,086,386 N/R 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,391,860
N/R 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
3,123
N/R 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 95,739 N/R 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
857
N/R 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
386,948
N/R 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,631,430
N/R 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 4,256 N/R 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,161 N/R 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
47,278
N/R 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
109
N/R 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.5% 33.5%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.3% 65.3%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.8% 16.8%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.3% 36.3%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.1% 34.1%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, MARCH 31, AT 2
:28 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
MARCH 31
(*provisionary)
31,097,154 /
9.42%
564,138 /
1.81%
23,586,796 66,946,220
MARCH 30
(*provisionary)
31,033,801 /
9.40%
563,206 /
1.81%

23,509,220 6,961,375

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
MARCH 31
(*provisionary)
128,850,272 /
1.67%
2,817,418 /
2.18%
103,996,874 22,035,980
MARCH 30
(*provisionary)
128,309,998 /
1.67%
2,805,941 /
2.19%
103,521,099 21,982,958

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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