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Hays County reports 51 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19

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 51 new lab-confirmed cases along with two (2) new hospitalizations and two (2) new hospital discharges. There are 63 additional persons considered recovered. The total number of persons considered recovered is 17,777.

The current total of lab-confirmed cases for Hays County since the beginning of the pandemic is 18,561. Hays County has 544 active cases. In the past 21 days there have been 870 active cases. Hays County has had 858 total COVID-related hospitalizations and 16 people are currently hospitalized. Note: today’s report covers May 6-7.

Upcoming no appointment needed vaccine clinics:

May 12-14, Hays CISD Central Office, 21003 I-35, Kyle, 11 a.m.-7 p.m.

May 13, Dunbar Recreation Center, 801 MLK Blvd., San Marcos, 5-10 p.m.

 

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NOTE: HAYS COUNTY CASE STATS & INFORMATION UPDATED FRIDAY, MAY 7, AT 2:13 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
MAY 3 – 5, 2021 MAY 6 – 7, 2021
FATALITY %
1.3%
1.3%
COVID POSITIVE TEST %
10.2%
10.2%
COVID NEGATIVE TEST %
89.8%
89.8%
HOSPITALIZATION %
4.6%
4.6%
RECOVERED %
95.8%
95.8%
TOTAL TESTS (*provisionary / includes pending cases)
181,326
182,495 
NEW DAILY TESTS (*provisionary) 1,045 1,169 
TOTAL LAB CONFIRMED
(*provisionary)
18,510
18,561 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 531 544 
NEW DAILY CONFIRMED 74 51 
PROBABLE CASES 2,036 2,039 
TOTAL RECOVERED
17,739
17,777 
DAILY RECOVERED 103 63 
CASES REMOVED (*Reported On Fridays) 0
FATALITIES 240 240 
TESTED NEGATIVE (*provisionary) 162,816 163,934 
TOTAL HOSPITALIZATIONS 856 858 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS 16 16 
FEMALE
9,706 9,730 
MALE
8,804 8,831 
AMERICAN INDIAN 0.1% 0.1%
ASIAN 1.0% 1.0%
BLACK
3.0% 3.0%
NATIVE HAWAIIAN
/ PACIFIC ISLANDER
0.0% 0.0%
WHITE
69.4% 69.4%
OTHER
0.9% 0.9%
NOT SPECIFIED
/ UNKNOWN
25.6% 25.6%
HISPANIC
48.9% 48.9%
NON-HISPANIC
35.1% 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 – 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 558 20 529 9
BEAR CREEK 4 0 4 0
BUDA 3,311 109 3,164 38
CREEDMOOR 3 0 2 1
DRIFTWOOD 235 10 223 2
DRIPPING SPRINGS 894 34 851 9
HAYS 3 0 3 0
KYLE 5,914 154 5,690 70
MANCHACA 26 1 25 0
MAXWELL 73 7 65 1
MOUNTAIN CITY 46 0 45 1
NIEDERWALD 96 2 94 0
SAN MARCOS 6,623 181 6,345 97
UHLAND 33 0 33 0
WIMBERLEY 733 26 696 11
WOODCREEK 9 0 8 1
TOTAL 18,561 544
17,777
240
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 7, AT 2:45 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 MAY 6, 2021 MAY 7, 2021
COVID POSITIVE %
8.56%
8.57%
FATALITY %
1.99%
1.99%
TOTAL TESTED (*provisionary)
28,696,123 
28,811,369 
TOTAL MOLECULAR TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
23,382,638 
23,452,434 
TOTAL ANTIGEN TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
4,032,426 
4,074,877 
TOTAL ANTIBODY TESTS
(*runs a day behind)
1,281,059  1,284,058 
TOTAL CONFIRMED CASES
2,481,873 
2,484,044 
NEW DAILY CASES (*provisionary)
1,408 
1,962 
ACTIVE (*provisionary) 60,484  60,172 
NEW PROBABLE CASES
587 
713 
TOTAL PROBABLE CASES
416,705 
417,460 
TOTAL RECOVERED (*provisionary)
2,759,083 
2,762,151 
TOTAL RECOVERED OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)18,957 3,192  3,068 
CURRENT HOSPITALIZATIONS (*provisionary) 2,565  2,568 
TOTAL FATALITIES (*provisionary)
49,474 
49,527 
FATALITIES OVER PAST 24 HOURS (*provisionary)
57
53 
FEMALE % (updated on Friday’s)
33.9% 34%
MALE % (updated on Friday’s)
65% 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)
16.5% 16.5%
HISPANIC % (updated on Friday’s)
35.9% 35.9%
OTHER % (updated on Friday’s)
0.7% 0.7%
WHITE % (updated on Friday’s)
34.4% 34.8%
UNKNOWN % (updated on Friday’s)
11% 10.9%

 

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*NOTE: U.S. & INTERNATIONAL CASE COUNTS & STATS UPDATED ON FRIDAY, MAY 7, AT 3
:05 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 7
(*provisionary)
33,369,192 /
10.12%
594,006 /
1.78%
26,105,411 6,669,775
MAY 6
(*provisionary)
33,321,244 /
10.10%
593,148 /
1.78%

26,035,314 6,692,782

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 7
(*provisionary)
156,750,557 /
2.04%
3,271,477 /
2.09%
134,146,736 19,332,344
MAY 6
(*provisionary)
155,887,827 /
2.02%
3,257,615 /
2.09%
133,350,427 19,279,785

Population Source: Census Bureau Population Clock

 


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