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Hays County reports 32 new lab-confirmed cases and 84 additional recoveries

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

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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, San Marcos, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 32 new lab-confirmed cases along with no new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge. There are 84 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,339.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,945. Hays County has 371 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 602 active cases. Hays County has had 781 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 13 people are currently hospitalized.

According to the state health department, all adults will be eligible for a vaccine in Texas beginning March 29. Hays County issued a news release earlier today about this change; it’s available on our website: https://hayscountytx.com/2021/03/23/dshs-opens-vaccine-eligibility-to-all-adults-beginning-march-29/

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

 

VACCINE INFORMATION & WHERE TO GET IT

 

HERE IS WHERE YOU CAN GET THE VACCINE IN TEXAS & HAYS COUNTY
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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
(*16 yrs and older)
 183,380 OR 0.63%
 48,035 OR 26.19% 24,429 OR 13.32%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
 6,345,029 OR 21.88% 3,196,293 OR 11.02%

 

HAYS COUNTY COVID-19 DAILY: THE EFFECTS

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED TUESDAY, MARCH 23, AT 3:22 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. Coronavirus 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 20 – 22, 2021 MARCH 23, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.9%
10.9%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.1%
89.1%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
96.1%
96.4%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
155,287
156,100 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 602  813
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,913
16,945 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 423 371 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 36 32 
PROBABLE CASES 1,864 1,867 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,255
16,339 
DAILY RECOVERED 34 84 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
 0
FATALITIES 235 235 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 138,374 139,155 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 781 781 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 14 13 
FEMALE
 8,838 8,858 
MALE
 8,075 8,087 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
 2.7% 2.7%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER		 0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
 69.7% 69.7%
OTHER
 1% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN		 25.5% 25.5%
HISPANIC
 49.1% 49.1%
NON-HISPANIC
 34.3% 34.3%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.6% 16.6%
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 502 7 485 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,003 62 2,905 36
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
 1
DRIFTWOOD 209 4 204 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 803 31 763 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,459 103 5,282 74
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 4 57 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 43 1 41 1
NIEDERWALD 90 1 89 0
SAN MARCOS 6,021 138 5,792 91
UHLAND 32 3 29 0
WIMBERLEY 679 17 652 10
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 16,945 371
 16,339
 235
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)

 

TEXAS COVID-19 DRILLDOWN

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NOTE: TEXAS CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED TUESDAY, MARCH 23, AT 5:25 PM.

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 22, 2021 MARCH 23, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.17%
8.18%
FATALITY %
1.96%
1.96%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
24,891,879
24,948,363 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
20,793,857
20,833,344 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
3,027,350
3,042,770 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,070,672 1,072,249 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,368,222
2,371,653 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,516
3,431 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 104,994 103,676 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
253
1,064 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
379,471
380,635 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,592,759
2,598,355 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 3,888 5,596 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,447 3,498 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
46,478
46,558 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
65
80
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)
 36.4% 36.4%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
 0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
 34% 34%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
 11% 11%

 

U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CORONAVIRUS OVERVIEW

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON TUESDAY, MARCH 23, AT 1:45 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 23
(*provisionary)		 30,576,962 /
9.27% 		555,945 /
1.82%		 22,846,003 7,175,014
MARCH 22
(*provisionary)		 30,521,774 /
9.25%		 555,314 /
1.82%
 22,754,252 7,212,208

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 23
(*provisionary)
 124,321,272 /
1.61%		 2,735,952 /
2.20%		 100,304,760 21,280,560
MARCH 22
(*provisionary)
 123,903,665 /
1.61%		 2,728,644 /
2.20%		 99,821,265 21,353,756

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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