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Hays County reports 48 new lab-confirmed COVID-19 cases and 80 additional recoveries

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, TX – Hays County Local Health Department (HCLHD) reports 48 new lab-confirmed cases along with four (4) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 80 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 16,883. Please note: today’s report covers April 13 – April 14.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 17,648. Hays County has 524 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 705 active cases. Hays County has had 814 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 12 people are currently hospitalized.

HCLHD will send the COVID-19 report on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays. The data will continue to be available on the COVID-19 dashboard Monday – Friday. We anticipate that in June we will scale back to Monday and Friday updates only.

 

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

 

 

COVID Vaccine Allocation-Week 18-April 12

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, AT 3:13 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

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

HAYS COUNTY
APRIL 10 – 12, 2021 APRIL 13 – 14, 2021
FATALITY %
1.4%
1.4%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.5%
10.5%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.5%
89.5%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.5%
95.7%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
167,775
168,505 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 2,114 730 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
17,600
17,648
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 556 524
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 153
48
PROBABLE CASES 1,924 1,944
TOTAL RECOVERED
16,803
16,883
DAILY RECOVERED 28
80 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
0
FATALITIES 241
241 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 150,175 150,857 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 810
814 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 10
12 
FEMALE
9,222
9,251 
MALE
8,378 8,397 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
2.9% 2.9%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.6% 69.6%
OTHER
1.0% 1.0%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.4% 25.4%
HISPANIC
49.0% 49.0%
NON-HISPANIC
34.7% 34.7%
NOT SPECIFIED 16.3% 16.3%
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 530 23 498 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,116 90 2,987 39
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2
1
DRIFTWOOD 219 7 210 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 840 26 805 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,654 137 5,447 70
MANCHACA 25 0 25 0
MAXWELL 65 3 61 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 45 1 43 1
NIEDERWALD 92 2 90 0
SAN MARCOS 6,314 219 5,998 97
UHLAND 33 1 32 0
WIMBERLEY 696 13 672 11
WOODCREEK 9 2 6 1
TOTAL 17,648 524
16,883
241
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 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, AT 2:25 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 APRIL 13, 2021 APRIL 14, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.38%
8.38%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
26,769,808 
26,789,244 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
22,118,906 
22,134,217 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
3,539,262 
3,543,199 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,111,640  1,111,828 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,428,867 
2,431,276 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
4,370 
2,267 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 64,307  64,552 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
1,051 
995 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
397,939 
398,952 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,689,216 
2,692,110 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 3,883  2,894 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 3,002
2,960 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
48,273 
48,341 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
54
68 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.7% 33.7%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65.2% 65.2%
UNKNOWN % (Gender) (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
ASIAN % (updated on Friday’s)
1.2% 1.2%
BLACK % (updated on Friday’s)
16.7% 16.7%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
36.2% 36.2%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.6% 0.6%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.3% 34.3%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 11%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14, AT 2
:52 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
APRIL 14
(*provisionary)
32,070,784 /
9.72%
577,179 /
1.80%
24,626,410 6,867,195
APRIL 13
(*provisionary)
31,990,143 /
9.69%
576,298 /
1.80%

24,560,856 6,852,989

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
APRIL 14
(*provisionary)
138,099,447 /
1.79%
2,974,469 /
2.15%
111,110,590 24,014,388
APRIL 13
(*provisionary)
137,322,930 /
1.78%
2,961,025 /
2.16%
110,521,058 23,840,847

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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