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Hays County reports 36 new lab-confirmed cases and 423 active cases

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Hays County Courthouse, San Marcos, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 36 new lab-confirmed cases along with nine (9) new hospitalizations and one (1) new hospital discharge since Friday’s report. There are 34 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,255.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 16,913. Hays County has 423 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 645 active cases. Hays County has had 781 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 14 people are currently hospitalized.

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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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
(*16 yrs and older)
183,380 OR 0.63%
47,444 OR 25.87% 24,172 OR 13.18%
STATE OF TEXAS 29,000,000
6,275,169 OR 21.64% 3,148,130 OR 10.86%

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 22, AT 3:41 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 19, 2021 MARCH 20 – 22, 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%
96.1%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
155,251
155,287 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 566
 602
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
16,877
16,913 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 421
423 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 21
36 
PROBABLE CASES 1,861
1,864 
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,221
16,255 
DAILY RECOVERED 42 34 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0 0
FATALITIES 235
235 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 138,374 138,374 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 772
781 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 6
14 
FEMALE
8,820
8,838 
MALE
8,057 8,075 
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%
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 9 483 10
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 2,999 76 2,887 36
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 209 4 204 1
DRIPPING SPRINGS 797 39 749 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,445 106 5,265 74
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 62 4 57 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 43 3 39 1
NIEDERWALD 90 1 89 0
SAN MARCOS 6,014 160 5,763 91
UHLAND 32 3 29 0
WIMBERLEY 678 18 650 10
WOODCREEK 7 0 6 1
TOTAL 16,913 423
16,255
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)

 

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NOTE: TEXAS CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED MONDAY, MARCH 22, AT 3:45 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 21, 2021  MARCH 22, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.16% 
8.17%
FATALITY %
1.96% 
1.96%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
24,818,816 
24,891,879 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind)
20,739,846 
20,793,857 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind)
3,010,546 
3,027,350 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 1,068,424  1,070,672 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,366,494 
2,368,222 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,667
1,516 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 106,471  104,994 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
228
253 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
378,667 
379,471 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,588,871 
2,592,759 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 2,043  3,888 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,446
3,447 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
46,413 
46,478 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
59
65 
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%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON MONDAY, MARCH 22, AT 2
:20 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 22
(*provisionary)
30,521,774 /
9.25%
555,314 /
1.82%
22,754,252 7,212,208
MARCH 21
(*provisionary)
30,482,127 /
9.24%
554,871 /
1.82%

22,683,617 7,243,639

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 22
(*provisionary)
123,903,665 /
1.61%
2,728,644 /
2.20%
99,821,265 21,353,756
MARCH 21
(*provisionary)
123,527,024 /
1.60%
2,723,390 /
2.20%
99,509,908 21,293,726

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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