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Hays County reports 41 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases and 51 recoveries

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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) reports 41 new lab-confirmed cases along with three (3) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 51 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,275. This report covers May 20-21.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,775. Hays County has 255 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 462 active cases. Hays County has had 863 total COVID-related hospitalizations and nine (9) people are currently hospitalized.

NOTE: During the HCLHD weekly data audit 41 cases were removed, 16 of which were hospitalizations.

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  • May 27 – Moderna second dose vaccine clinic @ Sinai Pentecostal, 208 Laredo Street, San Marcos, 5-10 p.m.
  • Monday-Friday, Pfizer vaccines @ Live Oak Community Clinic, 401 Broadway, San Marcos, 8:30-11:30 a.m. and 1-4 p.m.
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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 20, AT 2:41 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’s, Wednesday’s, and Friday’s only.

HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

 

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
MAY 18 – 19, 2021 MAY 20 – 21, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.1%
10.0%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.9%
90.0%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.7%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
97.3%
97.3%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
186,246
187,033 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 720 787 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,775
 18,775
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 265 255 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 44
41 
PROBABLE CASES 2,048 2,048 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,265
18,275 
DAILY RECOVERED 74
51 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
41 
FATALITIES 245
245 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 167,471 168,258 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 876
863 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 8
FEMALE
9,842
9,844 
MALE
8,933 8,931 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.2% 3.2%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.3%
OTHER
1.0% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.63% 15.9%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.2% 35.1%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.9% 15.9%
AFFECTS BY CITY

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

*Hays county public health updates the following information Monday, Wednesday, and Friday’s only
*Note: the totals and percentage rates below include “probable cases.” percentages may be rounded up.

CITY CASE TOTALS
ACTIVE CASES
RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 557 6 542 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,319 30 3,250 39
CREEDMOOR 5 2 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 244 9 233 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 932 38 885 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,981 78 5,832 71
MANCHACA 26 0 26 0
MAXWELL 75 2 72 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 47 1 45 1
NIEDERWALD 98 2 96 0
SAN MARCOS 6,697 75 6,522 100
UHLAND 34 1 33 0
WIMBERLEY 744 11 722 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,775 255
18,275
245
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 STATE CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 21, AT 2:20 P.M.

TEXAS & COVID-19: THE AFFECTS

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

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

STATE OF TEXAS MAY 20, 2021 MAY 21, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.64%
8.64%
FATALITY %
2.00%
2.00%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
29,658,508 
29,702,916 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
24,051,960 
24,064,244 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,297,441 
4,328,610 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,309,107 
1,310,062 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,504,484 
2,505,622 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,237 
1,011 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 50,498  49,416 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
423,900 
424,339 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
427 
390 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,797,631 
2,800,275 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 2,740  2,644 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,103  2,081 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
50,051 
50,094 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
52
43 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34% 34%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.9% 64.9%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.1% 1.1%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.8% 35.8%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.9% 34.9%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
10.9% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, MAY 21, AT 2:14
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
MAY 21
(*provisionary)
33,833,181 /
10.%
602,616 /
1.%
27,358,651 5,871,914
MAY 20
(*provisionary)
33,802,324 /
10.24%
601,949 /
1.78%

27,299,180 5,901,195

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
MAY 21
(*provisionary)
165,877,027 /
2.15%
3,445,447 /
2.08%
146,583,008 15,848,572
MAY 20
(*provisionary)
165,584,806 /
2.15%
3,432,240 /
2.07%
144,639,622 17,512,944

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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