Hays county reports 26 new lab-confirmed cases as COVID-19 cases continue to decrease

Staff Reports

HAYS COUNTY COURTHOUSE, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports zero COVID-related fatalities. The department also reports 26 new lab-confirmed cases along with zero (0) new hospitalizations and five (5) new hospital discharges. There are 122 additional persons considered recovered.

The total number of persons considered recovered is 28,141. The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 29,186. Hays County has 661 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 1,162 active cases. Hays County has had 1,324 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 19 people are currently hospitalized. Of those, 18 (95%) are unvaccinated.

Vaccine opportunities:

• M-F, 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.
• M-F, Walk-in Pfizer vaccine clinics @ CommuniCare, 2810 Dacy Ln., Kyle, 9 a.m.-12 p.m. and 1-3 p.m.
• Coming Soon: M-F, Pfizer and Moderna drive-thru vaccine clinics offered by MD Diagnostics @ Old Walnut Springs School, 300 Sportsplex Dripping Springs, 10 a.m.- 6 p.m.

For more in-depth coverage on COVID-19, visit COVID-19 SPECIAL COVERAGE: COVID-19 & the Delta Variant in Hays County, Texas