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Hays County Reports 43 New Confirmed COVID Cases, 1 New Hospitalization

Staff

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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As viruses, like COVID, evolve and mutate over time, the science community, e.g., Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH), and the Federal Drug Administration (FDA), acquire more knowledge at a rapid pace.

Furthermore, as a consequence of how viruses evolve, people should expect change to occur at a rapid pace.

Just as viruses evolve, so does the data.

Epidemiologist Greggory Drew said the numbers would continue to change as data is made available to the health department team.

“We actively review and evaluate the data we are provided, but due to the errors in reporting from testing facilities, we are correcting data as it comes to the health department,” Drew said.

“Since the pandemic began, we’ve been improving our processes and data reporting protocols as we evolve, and new information comes to light,” said Tammy Crumley, Director of Countywide Operations and the Hays County Health Department.

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Graphic credit to Corridor News

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LATEST HAYS COUNTY COVID-19

*UPDATE TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, AT 3:52 PM
* 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.

SPECIAL NOTE: Hays County’s Coronavirus case and demographic stats are reported exclusively Monday – Friday. No new stats will be given on weekends and holidays.
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HAYS COUNTY CORONAVIRUS DAILY UPDATE

HAYS COUNTY POPULATION: 230,191

PERCENTAGE OF HAYS COUNTY WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE: 3.41%

HAYS COUNTY FATALITY RATE: 1.36%

HAYS COUNTY
DEC 7, 2020 DEC 8, 2020
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
63,515
63,899 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 2,429 384 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
7,812
 7,855
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 882 843 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 168 43 
PROBABLE CASES 923  934
TOTAL RECOVERED
6,824
6,906 
DAILY RECOVERED 71 82 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) N/A N/A 
FATALITIES 106 106 
FATALITY RATE
1.4% 1.4%
NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 55,703 56,044 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 449 450 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 11  12

 

HAYS COUNTY DAILY CHANGE IN NEW CASES PER CITY

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

CITY TOTAL CASES ACTIVE CASES RECOVERED FATALITIES
AUSTIN 185 67 109 9
BEAR CREEK 3 0 3 0
BUDA 1,315 224 1,077 14
CREEDMOOR 2 1 1 0
DRIFTWOOD 93 28 65 0
DRIPPING SPRINGS 303 94 205 4
HAYS 0 0 0 0
KYLE 2,563 332 2,197 34
MANCHACA 9 1 8 0
MAXWELL 9 0 9 0
MOUNTAIN CITY 18 2 15 1
NIEDERWALD 38 6 32 0
SAN MARCOS 3,136 68 3,027 41
UHLAND 23 0 23 0
WIMBERLEY 156 20 133 3
WOODCREEK 2 0 2 0
TOTAL 7,855 843 6,906 106
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HAYS COUNTY POSITIVE TEST BY AGE AND GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

AGE RANGE FEMALE MALE TOTAL
0-9 yrs. 166 275 341
10-19 yrs. 567 438 1,005
20-29 yrs. 1,263 1,273 2,535
30-39 yrs. 644 599 1,243
40-49 yrs. 543 470 1,013
50-59 yrs. 397 384 781
60-69 yrs. 263 234 497
70-79 yrs. 132 135 267
> 80 yrs. 110 63 173
Total 4,085 3,770 7,855
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN OF ETHNICITY & GENDER

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

ETHNICITY FEMALE MALE TOTAL % OF CASES
HISPANIC 1,866 1,720 3,586 45.65%
NON-HISPANIC 1,166 1,096 2,262 28.80%
NOT-SPECIFIED 1,053 954 2,007 25.55%
TOTAL 4,085 3,770 7,855 100.0%
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HAYS COUNTY DRILL DOWN BY RACE

*Hays County Public Health updates the following information Monday – Friday only

RACE PERCENTAGE OF CASES
AMERICAN INDIAN 0%
ASIAN 0.7%
BLACK 2.4%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0%
WHITE 69.6%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
27.3%

Case 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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LATEST TEXAS COVID-19 CASE TOTALS

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, AT 5:50 PM

Disclaimer: COVID-19 is a fast-moving situation, the information included below is provisional and subject to change. All Texas data below is provisional and subject to change.* These numbers are an estimate based on several assumptions related to hospitalization rates and recovery times, which were informed by data available to date. These assumptions are subject to change as we learn more about COVID-19. The estimated number does not include data from any cases reported prior to 3/24/2020.
*If listed as NR, the latest information has not been released/reported by state agencies; the table will be updated when the data is available.

TEXAS POPULATION: 29 MILLION

PERCENTAGE OF TEXANS WHO HAVE TESTED POSITIVE: 4.39%

FATALITY RATE FOR TEXANS: 1.79%

STATE OF TEXAS DEC 7, 2020 DEC 8, 2020
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary) 12,821,168 12,906,467 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS (*runs a day behind) 11,455,346 11,528,595 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS (*runs a day behind) 772,035 782,626 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS (*runs a day behind) 593,787 595,246 
POSITIVITY RATE: SPECIMEN COLLECTION
(*runs a day behind)
12.83% 12.49%
POSITIVITY RATE: LAB TEST REPORTED
(*runs a day behind)
13.67% 13.39%
POSITIVITY RATE: CASE REPORTED
(legacy method) (*runs a day behind)
14.83% 14.3%
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES 1,258,214 1,272,504 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary) 8,712 15,103 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 200,050 203,203 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,038,806
1,050,416 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 8,090 11,620 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 8,790 9,028 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary) 22,627  22,808
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary) 33 181 
COUNTIES REPORTING CASES 254 of 254 254 of 254
COUNTIES REPORTING FATALITIES 248 of 254 248 of 254
FEMALE 34.7% 34.7%
MALE 63.9% 63.9%
UNKNOWN (Gender) 1.4% 1.4%
ASIAN 1.4% 1.4%
BLACK 16.4% 16.4%
HISPANIC 39.2% 39.2%
OTHER 0.5% 0.5%
WHITE 30.3% 30.3%
UNKNOWN (Race/Ethnicity) 12.2% 12.2%

NOTE: Case and fatality information is updated daily at 1 pm and is compiled from information reported publicly by local health departments and through the DSHS public health regions. Counts are current as of that morning.
Because some jurisdictions report cases later in the day, local numbers may be more up to date. County case numbers may occasionally go down if the case investigation determines the person is a resident of another county or state.
Testing numbers show the number of test results for Texas residents reported to DSHS by public health and private labs. They do not include pending tests. Additional testing may be occurring by labs not yet reporting all results to DSHS. Unable to deduplicate total test numbers for private labs.
Demographic data comes from completed case investigations. The majority of cases in Texas are still under investigation.
Hospitalization and hospital capacity numbers are reported daily by hospitals through eight Hospital Preparedness Program providers that coordinate health care system preparedness and response activities in Texas.
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U.S. CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, AT 4:26 AM
*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

TOTAL REPORTED / PERCENTAGE
FATALITIES /
FATALITY RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
DECEMBER 8
(*provisionary)
15,038,546 /
4.56%
286,692 /
1.90%
6,997,924 7,753,930
DECEMBER 7
(*provisionary)
14,879,831 /
4.51%

285,564 /
1.92%

6,971,281 7,622,986

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

WORLDWIDE CORONAVIRUS CASE OVERVIEW

*UPDATED ON TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, AT 4:26 AM
*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
TOTAL
REPORTED

FATALITIES /
FATALITY
RATE

RECOVERED
ACTIVE
DECEMBER 8
(*provisionary)
67,618,431 1,544,985 /
2.28%
43,541,348 22,532,098
DECEMBER 7
(*provisionary)
67,027,780 1,535,492 /
2.29%

43,062,006 22,430,282

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

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