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Hays County reports 47 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases

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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 47 new lab-confirmed cases along with one (1) new hospitalization and no new hospital discharges. There are 37 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 18,776. This report covers July 8-9, 2021.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 19,238. Hays County has 199 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 280 active cases. Hays County has had 918 total COVID-related hospitalizations and eight (8) people are currently hospitalized.

NOTE: During a routine weekly data audit, HCLHD removed one (1) case due to out of county or duplicate.

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, JULY 9, AT 2:36 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
JULY 3-7 2021 JULY 8-9 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
9.5%
9.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
90.5%
90.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.8%
4.8%
RECOVERED %
97.6%
97.6%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
201,243
201,880 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,415 637 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
19,192
19,238 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 189 199
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 56 10
PROBABLE CASES 2,112 2,112 
TOTAL RECOVERED
18,740
18,776 
DAILY RECOVERED 43 36
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 263 263
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 182,051 182,642 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 917 918
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 7 8
FEMALE
10,030 10,053 
MALE
9,162 9,185 
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
69.3% 69.3%
OTHER
1.1% 1.1%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.3% 25.3%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
35.3% 35.2%
NOT SPECIFIED 15.7% 15.7%
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 567 7 551 9
BEAR CREEK 5 0 5 0
BUDA 3,404 34 3,325 45
CREEDMOOR 4 0 3 1
DRIFTWOOD 254 0 251 3
DRIPPING SPRINGS 1,015 9 995 11
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 6,142 86 5,982 74
MANCHACA 24 0 24 0
MAXWELL 56 0 55 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 48 0 47 1
NIEDERWALD 100 2 98 0
SAN MARCOS 6,794 49 6,641 104
UHLAND 38 0 38 0
WIMBERLEY 774 12 750 12
WOODCREEK 10 0 8 2
TOTAL 19,238 199
18,774
263
18,191
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, JULY 9, AT 2:30 PM

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 JULY 8, 2021 JULY 9, 2021
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
32,226,051 
32,288,186 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,555,504 
2,557,363 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
2,853 
1,798 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 24,767  25,817 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
446,204 
446,742 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,118 
524 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,889,488 
2,890,773 
DAILY RECOVERED (*provisionary)
1,968  1,285 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 1,851  1,888 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
51,416 
51,455 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
32
39
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.2% 34.2%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
64.7% 64.7%
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, JULY 9, AT 3:31
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
FATALITIES
RECOVERED
ACTIVE
JULY 9
(*provisionary)
34,676,896  622,213  29,203,308  4,851,375 
JULY 8
(*provisionary)
34,645,515 621,902 29,168,313 4,855,300
JULY 7
(*provisionary)
34,622,690 621,561 29,145,285 4,855,844

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
FATALITIES RECOVERED ACTIVE
JULY 9
(*provisionary)
186,428,327  4,028,606  170,550,813  11,848,908 
JULY 8
(*provisionary)
185,866,213 4,018,163 170,108,395 11,739,655
JULY 7
(*provisionary)
185,455,246 4,010,625 169,787,943 11,656,678

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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